The stellar age paradox is less of a problem for the 13.8 billion year age estimate for the universe than it appears. The estimate, based on stellar evolution theory, which contains as many if not more assumptions than the 13.8 age estimate of the universe, of 14.5 billion years for the age of some stars is just a mean value. Refinement of estimate of the impact of uncertainties in distance, etc, buts the error bars on the estimate at well over 800 million years. This means given range of uncertainty in stellar age estimate, the mean estimate of 14.5 billion yeRs of the age of some stars is not incompatible with the estimate that these stars could not in really be older than 13.8 billion years.
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13.2 Billion Year Old Galaxy - by Minimalist - September 7, 2015 at 12:23 pm
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