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Oldest Known Celestial Objects Are Surprisingly Immature

Posted April 29, 2008 9:16 AM

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News:

Some of the oldest objects in the Universe may still have a long way to go, according to a new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These new results indicate that globular clusters might be surprisingly less mature in their development than previously thought. Globular clusters are incredibly dense bunches of up to millions of stars that are found in the outskirts of galaxies, including the Milky Way. They are among the oldest known objects in the Universe, with most estimates of their ages ranging from 9 to 13 billions of years old. Understanding the nature of globular clusters is very important as they are thought to contain some of the first stars to form in a galaxy.

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04/30/2008 3:23 AM

immature now or 9 to 13 billion years ago? we see an old image how did they conclude this?

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