What is the maximum age of universe?

13.82 billion years
In 2013, Planck measured the age of the universe at 13.82 billion years. Both of these fall within the lower limit of 11 billion years independently derived from the globular clusters, and both have smaller uncertainties than that number.

Does the universe have infinite possibilities?

The universe may be infinite, but we can only see a finite section of it due to the finite speed of light. If however there is an infinitesimal probability of something happening, then in an infinite universe there would only be a finite number (for example 1) of those things.

How old are the stars?

Most stars are between 1 billion and 10 billion years old. Some stars may even be close to 13.8 billion years old—the observed age of the universe. The oldest star yet discovered, HD 140283, nicknamed Methuselah star, is an estimated 14.46 ±

What is the age of the universe?

The age of the universe is also a key to finding the edge of the observable universe. It took 13.8 billion light-years for the first light to reach us, which is the same figure as the age of the universe. Since its birth, the universe has continued to expand and appears to be speeding up.

Is the observable universe finite or infinite?

The observable universe is finite in that it hasn’t existed forever. It extends 46 billion light years in every direction from us. (While our universe is 13.8 billion years old, the observable universe reaches further since the universe is expanding). The observable universe is centred on us.

How big is the universe?

But the size of the observable universe is actually 46 billion light years, meaning the very first light we can see emitted (380,000 years after the Big Bang), came from a distance that is now 46 billion light years away. This is due to something called “rapid inflation” (more on this later).

How far back in time can we observe the universe?

Modern scientific cosmological observations go back only about 13.8 billion years, where they meet, at a distance of 13.8 billion light years, the source of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. Attempts to observe conditions earlier and farther than that cannot be based on electromagn