The oldest known stars of Population II have been shining for about 13 billion years, so by some measures the Milky Way isn’t much younger than the universe itself. However, the oldest disc stars are much younger – around 9 billion years old. Based on the process of galaxy formation, we can
GALACTIC HISTORY
Aug 10, 2023
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