February 9th...The Oldest Star

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 155. This time we examine the year 2014 as astronomers at the Australian NAtional University discover what is believed to be the oldest star.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

Galactus - Wikipedia

How are stars formed? | HowStuffWorks

https://www.bristolpetitions.com/how-old-is-the-oldest-star-in-the-universe/

https://worldmost.org/oldest-stars

Scientists Discover Universe's Oldest Star : NPR

7 Oldest Stars in the Universe

NASA - Hubble Finds Birth Certificate of Oldest Known Star

February 9 Events

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/big-bang/en/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144528/

Australians discover oldest star | EurekAlert!

Discovery makes 13.6 billion year old star universe's oldest celestial body

Astronomers discover oldest star: Formed shortly after the Big Bang 13. 7 billion years ago -- ScienceDaily

ANU astronomers discover oldest star

Australian astronomers discover oldest known star in universe | Astronomy | The Guardian

How do scientists calculate the age of a star? | Science News

Methuselah Star (HD 140283) | Star Facts

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Photo: 

By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8788068