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There is no conflict with the description in Genesis, which says, "let there be light, and there was light."  It does not say, "let there be stars to generate light that can illuminate darkness," or "let there be light, and there was darkness that light later reached."

There is no conflict with the description in Genesis, which says, "let there be light, and there was light."  It does not say, "let there be stars to generate light that can illuminate darkness," or "let there be light, and there was darkness that light later reached."

The starlight problem causes difficulties for the theory that the universe is billions of years old, because we can observe stars that are more light-years away (e.g., 39 billion light-years away) than the the oldest ages suggested for the universe. Other possible explanations include the possibility that light traveled faster at higher energies in the past, and/or space has expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light.

The most likely explanation is that the universe is 13.7 billion years old; the oldest objects visible today are gamma ray bursts over 13 billion light years away.<ref>http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4350/gamma-ray-burst-closest-yet-big-bang</ref> Other possible explanations include the possibility that light traveled faster at higher energies in the past, and/or space has expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light.

[[image:Crab composite cx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Crab nebula, a supernova remnant]]

[[image:Crab composite cx.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Crab nebula, a supernova remnant]]