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Which of the following is a problem with the estimated age of the universe?

There are stars in our galaxy that appear to be over 15 billion years old.

The universe is shrinking, which makes it is impossible to tell how old it is.

There should be more supergiants if the universe is really about ten billion years old.

There are planets in other galaxies that are less than five billion years old.

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Answer:

There are stars in our galaxy that appear to be over 15 billion years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The age of the universe is the time past since the big ban event as based on observations of the early state of the universe. The comic problem with the universe is that it's estimated to be older since the time of the big bang. It also represents a contrast with objects in the galaxies such as stars, planets that could not have been present.
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