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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by cletus on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:22PM (#28843189)
So this is based on mathematical modeling. Here's one reference I found [1] that estimates 5,000 years. I know I've heard 30,000 too, which is really within the same order of magnitude.

[1]: https://sciencing.com/fun-sun-moon-stars-8459789.html

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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by jhgb on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:10PM (#28843803)
When I was younger (like three decades ago), the number I was taught was something like two million years (if I remember it correctly; I might still be able to find that book if I'm lucky).
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by truculent on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @06:35PM (#28845960)
To add to the confusion, I vaguely recall a number of around 125,000 years. I think it was either from "A Brief History of Time" or Jeff Forshaw's "Why Does E=mc2?".
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Re:Major nuclear fusion milestone reached as ‘ignition’ trig... by neltnerb on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @08:36PM (#28846854)
carbon dating is really unreliable on photons.
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