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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the age of the observable universe?
A
13.6 Billion years
B
13.7 Billion years
C
13.8 Billion years
D
13.9 Billion years
E
14 Billion years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -UPDATE! Measurements made by NASA’s WMAP spacecraft have shown that the universe is 13.7 billion years old, plus or minus about 130, 000 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scientists studied an image of the oldest light in the universe to confirm its age of 13.8 billion years. This light, the “afterglow” of the Big Bang, is known as the cosmic microwave background and marks a time 380, 000 years after the universe’s birth when protons and electrons joined to form the first atoms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Astronomers have determined that our universe is 13.7 billion years old.

Detailed explanation-4: -Age may only be a number, but when it comes to the age of the universe, it’s a pretty important one. According to research, the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old.

Detailed explanation-5: -The universe is (nearly) 14 billion years old, astronomers confirm. With looming discrepancies about the true age of the universe, scientists have taken a fresh look at the observable (expanding) universe and have estimated that it is 13.77 billion years old (plus or minus 40 million years).

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