Massive Stellar Survey Tests the Age of the Universe

A study of more than 155,000 Milky Way stars offers compelling new clues about the universe's true age.

By examining some of the galaxy's oldest stars, astronomers provide an independent test of leading cosmological theories while revealing new insights into the ongoing Hubble tension.

The findings strengthen our understanding of the universe's earliest history without fully resolving one of astronomy's biggest mysteries.

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