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Big Bang theory wrong? Star older than Universe discovered
- simonblack 7y agoOf course it might just be that we're seeing it from the reverse direction. (Unlikely though, IMHO) Reverse direction? The universe is curved. Eventually you get back to your starting place. To use an Earthly analogy, Chicago is roughly 500 miles WEST of New York, but it's nearly 25,000 miles EAST of New York.
- lioeters 7y agoexpress.co.uk is behind one of those sleazy consent forms: one-click accept or "manage" a whole list of data collectors. Just say no. --- Here's more info about this star Methusela, from a reputable source: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/hd140283.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/hd140283.h... (2013) > The star could be as old as 14.5 billion years (plus or minus 0.8 billion years), which at first glance would make it older than the universe's calculated age of about 13.8 billion years, an obvious dilemma. > But earlier estimates from observations dating back to 2000 placed the star as old as 16 billion years.