How old is the Universe?

The ESA's Planck
 Space Observatory.

The European Space Agency (ESA) space telescope, Planck completed mapping of the cosmic light ripples. The space telescope found that the age of the universe older than previously thought.

Since beginning operations in 2010, Planck listen to "whisper" of the universe in the past. Whisper it in the form of ripples of light that escapes 380 thousand years after the universe was created.

Planck telescope's whisper describes as "islands of light" or the cosmic background radiation across the sky. Whisper it carries the information age of the universe.

The Planck mission has produced the most detailed all-sky map of the cosmic microwave background radiation. (Picture from: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/)

"Detailed Map of Planck awaited astronomers around the world," said the head of the Planck mission, Joan Centrella, last week. Sure enough, Planck made ​​a very detailed map. Variations of light on the new map shows the universe was created 13.82 billion years ago. "It means that the universe was 100 million years older than any previous calculations," said Joan.

This graphic highlights anomalies seen in the Planck data. One anomaly is an asymmetry in the average temperatures on opposite hemispheres of the sky (indicated by the curved line), with slightly higher average temperatures in the southern ecliptic hemisphere and slightly lower average temperatures in the northern ecliptic hemisphere. This runs counter to the mainstream view that the universe should be broadly similar in any direction we look. There is also a cold spot that extends over a patch of sky that is much larger than expected (circled). The anomalous regions have been enhanced here to make them more clearly visible. (Picture from: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/)

According to the standard cosmological theory which is used to astronomers around the world, the age of the universe is younger than the mapping Planck. The theory includes the series of equations of physics can explain the process of creation of the universe which produce the galaxies, stars, and planets.

Planck's map of the cosmic microwave background has significantly higher resolution than the readings that were made during previous missions such as COBE and WMAP, as shown in this graphic. (Picture from: http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/)

Planck maps make predictions in a different way. Astronomers see the ripple of light (which is the seed of the birth of galaxies in the past series) by statistical analysis. It's like touching up the universe's infancy. Then came the age of the universe as it was announced today. Planck addition, there are other telescopes to map the cosmic light ripples of the past, such as the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, BOOMERanG, QUaD, and QUIET telescope. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ESA | COSMIC LOG | SPACE | ANTON WILLAM | KORAN TEMPO 4180]

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