Posted on 03/30/2022 8:24:51 PM PDT by LibWhacker
at this distance how do they know its not a galaxy or galaxy cluster for that matter
I thought for sure it was 23 gazillion years old?
Let’s see what the James Webb telescope can see.
50+ solar masses? It’s long gone now. We just have not seen it explode yet.
Been awhile since I did deep dive on astrophysics.
My recollection is that they last estimated the age of the universe - from the ‘big bang’ - at just under 14 billion years, give or take.
So, this area of space should be devoid of any galaxies.
Something’s amiss. Or is the ‘science settled’ on astrophysics, too?
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It’s difficult to wrap your mind around that distance.
How is age and distance determined? The answer will surprise you. 28 billion years? They keep telling us it is only 6.5 billion years, then 14 billion , well never mind usefull idiots, we are the projinators of what you must belive, or else!
By examining its spectrum. A star has a very limited spectrum. A galaxy has a spectrum made up of light given off by millions or billions of stars.
Less than the width of one of God’s nose hairs.
“28 billion lightyears away.” Confusing. If the universe is fourteen thousand million years old, then the star that is twenty eight thousand million years away must be on the opposite side of the universe from the earth. Cool photos in the article. Thank you.
I’m confused as well. I was just about to ask how a star could be 28 billion light years away when the universe is supposed to be 15 billion years old. Even in your supposition that we are at opposite ends of the universe, how can the light distance be more than 15 billion years?
To me, the operative words are “most distant star ever seen”. There may not be a last most distant star or galaxy. I believe there is no end to God’s creation. Like snow flakes, they’re all different. They’re all beautiful. So are we to Him.
Very confusing. I get it that Einstein's speed of light only limits how fast things with mass can move thru space, but it doesn't limit how fast space itself can expand, thereby carrying objects having mass along with it for the ride. But it still gives me a headache!
“If the universe is fourteen thousand million years old, then the star that is twenty eight thousand million years away must be on the opposite side of the universe from the earth.”
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“Why the Light Travel Time Distance should not be used in Press Releases “
https://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/Dltt_is_Dumb.html
“If the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wide?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIJTwYOZrGU
Astrophysics give us explanations about everything from the Big Bang, the start of our universe. They have no explanation of anything about the microsecond before. Thus the dichotomy of God. My bet is on God whom is eternal and eternal is a concept we do not understand thus time is not relevant.
The astrophysicists can not answer this question nor can I
Gives a whole new perspective on “To infinity and beyond!”. Try to imagine what would be seen if you stood on a planet around that “star” and looked in the direction away from earth. Also you really have to wonder just who and what methods are used to make these calculations of distance and age of the universe. Also confirmatory experimental evidence that “black holes” really exist has simply never happened. The point is much of experimental physics are just logical speculation and assumptions.
Yes. I’m pretty confused by the numbers, too, but now I’m going nuts waiting for the Webb Telescope to image it. It’s going to exciting to compare the differences between the two images!
I don’t think the distance is confusing, because they would be looking at a star that is on the other side of the singularity, where the Big Bang happened.
We are presumably 14 billion years out from the singularity and that star would be 14 billion years out from the singularity, but on the other side.
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