SETI public: Fw: The Oldest Light in the Universe

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Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:30 PM
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Subject: The Oldest Light in the Universe

NASA Science News for February 11, 2003

A NASA satellite has taken a picture of the Big Bang's ancient afterglow.
Scientists have analyzed the data and learned that the universe is 13.7
billon years old (plus or minus 1 percent)and that the first stars
appeared only 200 million years after the Big Bang. These results are a
milestone in cosmology, says the NASA director of astronomy and physics.

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/11feb_map.htm?list662745

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Many sky watchers saw the tragic re-entry of shuttle Columbia on Saturday morning,
Feb. 1st, as it streaked across the United States en route to Florida.
If you're one of them and if you have film or video evidence that may help
NASA's investigation of Columbia's break-up, please phone the space
agency at (US) 281-483-3388 or email your report to
columbiaimages@nasa.gov. Visit http://www.nasa.gov/columbia for complete information
about Columbia and her crew.

Home page: http://science.nasa.gov

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