What is the approx age of the earth and our galaxy?
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(http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html)
It is extremely difficult to define the age at which the Milky Way formed, but the age of the oldest star in the Galaxy yet discovered, HE 1523-0901, is estimated to be about 13.2 billion years, nearly as old as the Universe itself.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way)
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M$"The generally accepted age for the Earth and the rest of the solar system is about 4.55 billion years (plus or minus about 1%). This value is derived from several different lines of evidence."
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M$As far at the Galaxy goes it is thought that the oldest stars in the galaxy are around 13 billion years old and the galactic disc is between 6 and 10 billion years old.
Astronomy is a side interest of mine and yes I got an A in it at Palomar College.
The wikipedia article has basic information on the Milky way. Space.com is also a site that gives you information on galaxies, planets. Space travel, astronomy and other space related information.
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Sorry, I wouln't know that. Maybe this link will help a bit, it handles dating of HE 1523-090.
Does Hubble show SuperNova formations at approximate 15 billion light years?