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Astronomy

Calculating the Age of the Universe

Quick fact

The best current estimate, 13.8 billion years, comes from measuring the faint afterglow of the Big Bang—the cosmic microwave background—with a precision of less than 1%.

Why this is interesting

You know the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, but how can anyone possibly calculate the age of everything that exists?