If You Found a Globular Cluster That Had an Age

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Essay

If you found a globular cluster that had an age of 20 billion years, what cosmological observations would conflict with this observation?

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Definitions:

Authoritarianism

A system of government by and for a small number of elites that does not include representation of ordinary citizens.

Dictatorship

A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in the hands of a single individual or a small group, often characterized by authoritarian control and lack of democratic processes.

Military Coup

The sudden overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – often the military – to replace the removed government with another, either civil or military.

Constitutional Monarchy

A form of government where a monarch acts as the head of state within the parameters of a constitution.