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How We Know The Universe is Ancient

PBS Space Time · Season 2020 · Episode 16
The universe is precisely 13.8 billion year old - or so our best scientific methods tell us. But how do you learn the age of the universe when there’s no trace left of its beginnings?

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Season
2020
Episode
16
Air Date
04/May/2020
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
18 min

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The universe is precisely 13.8 billion year old - or so our best scientific methods tell us. But how do you learn the age of the universe when there’s no trace left of its beginnings?

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