If I understand it correctly, we measure time by how fast light passes, or something similar to that. Now if the universe expands faster than the speed of light, would that mean that the universe ages faster than earth, or maybe slower than earth? Maybe this doesn’t make sense but I have a gut feeling that there’s something to it…
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Yes, the universe does age faster than Earth. Imagine you and your friend both have a clock, but your friend lives in a different city. Even though both clocks are ticking at the same speed, your friend’s clock will seem to be ticking slower than yours because they are farther away. This is because time is affected by gravity and the speed at which things are moving. The universe is much bigger than Earth, so it’s affected by these things on a much larger scale. This means that time passes more quickly in the universe than it does on Earth. It’s like your friend’s clock ticking slower because they’re farther away, but on a much bigger scale.
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