The age of the Universe and the distance of objects
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The age of the Universe and the distance of objects
Some weeks ago I read an article about the James Webb Telescope that it has detected objects, perhaps a galaxy, from where the light needed nearly 13.8 billion years to us, i.e. the object is located where today the edge of the universe is assumed, maybe only some hundred millions kilometer are still missing. What I do not understand is, if the age of the universe as well since the big bang until today is the number of years, 13.8 billion years, how something got to this point in space from where the light now needs this number of years? Thanks for some enlightenment.
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Re: The age of the Universe and the distance of objects
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Ooops...I read your last line as "Thanks for some entertainment."
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