The Impossible Star That Appears Older Than the Universe: Methuselah
Somewhere in the Milky Way, a star may be older than the universe itself. ✨
Meet Methuselah, one of the oldest and most mysterious stars ever studied. Officially catalogued as HD one four zero two eight three, this ancient star has been estimated to be roughly fourteen point four six billion years old, while the universe is believed to be about thirteen point eight billion years old.
That should be impossible.
So how can a star appear older than the universe that created it?
In this episode of Snoozy Space, we explore the science behind the Methuselah star age paradox, from stellar evolution…
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