cosmos_a_billion_years_older kx21 Cosmos 'a billion years older' The Universe could be a billion years older than was thought, according to Italian and German scientists. It means that estimates of stellar lifetimes are too short. A readjustment gives the Universe an age of 14.7 instead of 13.7 billion years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3732157.stm 040520 ... phil revelation 040521 what's it to you? who go blather from