The universe is about 13.8 billion years old. Today, however, the vastness of the watchful universe is about 85 billion light years. Apparently it's impossible. The question is, if light is only traveling for 13.8 billion years, how can we monitor the regions of the 46.5 billion light years away? The answer is hidden between one of the most important elements of modern world science. We know, through the light.

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