When was " the Beginning " ?

The Genesis account opens with the simple , powerfull statement...
" In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
{ Genesis 1:1 }

Bible scholars agree that this verse describes an action seperate from the creative days recounted from verse 3 onward..
The implication is profound.

According to the Bible's opening statement, the universe , including our planet Earth,
was in existence for an indefinite time before the creative days began.

Geologists estimate that the earth is aproximately 4 billion years old,
and astronomers calculate that the universe may be as much as 15 billion years old.
Do theses findings--- or their potential future refinements..
contradict Genesis 1:1?
No..
The Bible does not specify the actual age of " the heavens and the earth."
Science does not disprove the Biblical text.