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| Oldest solar twin identified: New clues to help solve lithium mystery Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:33 AM PDT Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope to study the oldest solar twin known to date. Located 250 light-years away, the star HIP 102152 is more like the Sun than any other solar twin — except that it is nearly four billion years older. This older twin may be host to rocky planets and gives us an unprecedented chance to see how the Sun will look when it ages. |
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