Based on new [[Hubble Space Telescope]] Observations which place [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepheid_variable Cepheid "standard candles"] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100 M100] galaxy in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_cluster Virgo cluster] at 56 million light years from Earth rather than several times further, the age of the Universe, based on this expansion rate, is estimated to be 8-12 billion years old.
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Based on new [[Hubble Space Telescope]] Observations which place [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cepheid_variable Cepheid "standard candles"] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_100 M100] galaxy in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_cluster Virgo cluster] at 56 million light years from Earth rather than several times further, the age of the Universe, based on this expansion rate, is estimated to be 8-12 billion years old.