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What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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How to Tell the Age of Stars

Stars are not infinitely old, and they don't last for an infinite number of years. Some stars that we see in the night sky didn't even exist when Tyrannosaurus Rex was trying to invent a telescope he could lift to his eyeballs. We can age stars so we can get an estimate for how many didn't exist. It's really a fascinating science.

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