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Some light research shows that all eight of the Orion constellation's stars are between 1 and 26 million years old, but the Sun is 4.3 BILLION years old. Why are all of the stars of Orion so much younger than the Sun? Is it just coincidence or is there a legit explanation for this?

by /u/thisismypremium in /r/askscience

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