Researchers use the celestial objects quasars to measure time near the start of the universe.
Scientists have observed the early universe running "five times slower" for the first time.
"If you were there, in this infant universe, one second would seem like one second - but from our position, more than 12 billion years into the future, that early time appears to drag." Explaining what it all means, the researchers said it confirms the expectation of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which means we should observe the distant universe running much slower than the present day.
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