The Methuselah Star: The Universe's Oldest Known Star
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The Methuselah star (HD 140283), located about 200 light-years away, is the oldest known star in the universe with an estimated age between 11.5 and 14.5 billion years, closely aligning with the universe's age of approximately 13.8 billion years, thus supporting current cosmological models.
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