Stars Older Than the Universe...hmmm
 

I'm sure there is a very logical explanation for how a star could be older than the universe:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/09/07/the-greatest-cosmic-puzzle-astronomers-find-stars-that-appear-older-than-the-universe/#d8ad4153c445

- Inaccurate sensors

- Ageing a star is based on metal content means less metal = older star, maybe aliens harvested the metals?

- Bad Math(s)

- We really have no clue

Posit #1: We understand the age of the Universe very well, to a fraction of a percent
Posit #2: We understand the age of stars very well, to a fraction of a percent

Posit #3: We find a star that appears to be older than the Universe

Bad, media drive science:
Therefore, we must be failing at understanding the age of the Universe and/or the age of stars, because Posit #3 must be more robust than Posit #1 or #2.


Good, real science:
Therefore, we need to determine what happened to this star that makes it appear to be the wrong age, because a century of effort has shored up Posits #1 and #2 so well that they are all but a Law of Nature.

I have a theory...a hem.

It's mine and nobody else can have it...ahem

And that theory is... a hem

Older stars are from the little bang that eventually set off the big bang.

This theory belongs to me, it's mine and nobody else can have it.

Some cool food for thought - Thanks again 'Doc'

Cheers
JB

LOL!:D

Indeed, stars older than the Universe! Good one, id10t.