This study proved some theories and disproved others. Mainly, the universe is 13.7 billion years old and will expand forever. My Physical Chemistry professor always said that Entropy wins. The CNN version: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/11/cosmic.portrait/index.html Official findings: http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm/mr_limits.html Regards, Frank Gribbin Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *