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![Hubgble finds birth certificate of oldest known star](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/732614main_p1308ay-orig_full-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
This is a Digitized Sky Survey image of the oldest star with a well-determined age in our galaxy. The aging star, cataloged as HD 140283, lies 190.1 light-years away. The Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO) UK Schmidt telescope photographed the star in blue light.
Credit: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech, and UKSTU/AAO
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Jul 23, 2023
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