PT 62 S2 Q20

   Astronomer: Earlier estimates of the distances of certainstars ... ...

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the astronomer's estimates of the stars' distances from Earth help resolve the earlier conflict between the ages of these stars and the age of the universe?
(A) The stars are the oldest objects yet discovered in the universe.
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*This question is included in Complete Section: LR-A, Dec. '10 LSAT (PT 62 Sec. 2)