News report hypes cosmic age controversy | Ross, H. 1994.
Facts and Faith 8(4):1-2. CELD ID 6498Abstract "Universe Far Younger Than Believed" declared a Los Angeles Times front-page headline on September 29, 1994. The subhead carried this jarring contradiction: "Cosmos is newer than the oldest stars."(1) With journalistic flair, the author announced that our understanding of cosmic origins, specifically the hot big bang, may need to be "profoundly altered."
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