• Question: How old is the universe?

    Asked by anon-245785 to Sam, Samantha, Nicol, Lori-Ann, Liam, David on 10 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Lori-Ann Foley

      Lori-Ann Foley answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      We think the universe is about 13.8 billion years old. So that’s 13.8 with nine zeros after it!

    • Photo: Samantha Faircloth

      Samantha Faircloth answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Hi Nosike, the universe is very old. Its almost 14 billion years old. That number is quite difficult to imagine! It’s 14,000,000,000 years old! : -)

    • Photo: Sam Frampton

      Sam Frampton answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      As everyone else said the universe is really really old, but also, scientists think that time didn’t exist before the big bang!

    • Photo: David Sobral

      David Sobral answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      The best estimate is currently at around 13.82 billion years, and the peak activity of the Universe happened about 11 billion years ago. Most stars in the Universe formed in the distant past.

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