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HD 140283, informally known as the 'Methuselah Star,' is a metal-poor subgiant star located approximately 190 light-years from Earth in the constellation Libra. It is one of the oldest known stars in the Milky Way, with age estimates derived from its extremely low metal content and evolutionary stag...
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Oldest-star candidate, high public and scientific reputation despite age-estimate uncertainties.
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J2, commonly referred to as Granny, was a female Southern Resident killer whale who functioned as the matriarch of J pod in the Pacific Northwest. She was observed and tracked by researchers from the Center for Whale Research for several decades. Based on demographic data and historical sightings, b...
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Famous Southern Resident matriarch with exceptional age narrative; beloved in whale-watching circles, though individual fame is regional.
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Fallotaspis is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites from the Early Cambrian. Fossils are known from Morocco and North America, and the genus is part of the early record of trilobite diversification soon after trilobites appear in Cambrian rocks. Its redlichiid anatomy, including a segmented tho...
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Methuselah Star (HD 140283) currently leads the Oldest Known results with a displayed score of 8.40/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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