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The oldest star clusters are about 12 to 15 billion years old, so it is thought that the universe is at least 15 billion years old, but probably not more than 20 billion.
Computer simulations of the formation of globular clusters - the oldest star clusters known - have shown how small clouds in young galaxies collided and stuck together.
 
 
 
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