Skip to main content
Astronomy

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

5
  • 2
    $\begingroup$ Related: astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/19446/… $\endgroup$
    – ProfRob
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 16:51
  • 9
    $\begingroup$ I’m voting to close this question because the premise is false, so no reasonable answer is possible. $\endgroup$
    – James K
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 19:03
  • 2
    $\begingroup$ @James K Christopher James Huff gave a reasonable answer below that shows my premise is wrong. Methuselah would be expected to have higher metallicity if I had been correct. $\endgroup$
    – user52681
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 21:43
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ @ProfRob The link you have points out that it is surprising a star like Methusala could form so soon after the Big Bang.Perhaps the explanation relates to why galaxies are too large too soon. $\endgroup$
    – user52681
    Commented Nov 3, 2023 at 21:46
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ I find this question interesting mainly for the demonstration of a subtract operation exhibiting total loss of precision. $\endgroup$
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 6, 2023 at 0:43