Milky Way
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7 Globular clusters and Population II stars are fossil remnants of the first major epoch of star formation in the Milky Way. SIM Lite will determine precise distances to selected Pop II objects to define a reliable distance scale, and establish reliable absolute and relative ages. Those ages set a minimum age for the Universe and map the early formation history of the Milky Way. The resultant ages will be accurate to better than 1.0 Gyr, resolving the detailed chronology of the first epoch of star formation in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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