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Star-cluster ages measured at widely separated redshifts, from local globular clusters to a lensed arc at z≈9.6, can constrain the Hubble constant and matter density without external cosmological priors.

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load-bearing objection A solid pilot with new cluster ages and a clean analytic degeneracy rotation, but the cosmological constraint rests on a post-hoc 'oldest half' selection that should be fixed before the claim is solid. the 4 major comments →

arxiv 2607.19472 v1 pith:M5LN24PM submitted 2026-07-21 astro-ph.CO astro-ph.GA

Cosmic CORALS: Timing the Universe with high-z star clusters

Elena Tomasetti , Martin Millon , Licia Verde , Fr\'ed\'eric Courbin , Raul Jimenez , Michele Moresco , Carmela Lardo , Andrea Cimatti This is my paper
classification astro-ph.CO astro-ph.GA PACS 98.80.-k98.80.Es98.62.Sb
keywords globular clustersstar cluster agesage-redshift relationHubble constantcosmological parametersJWSTgravitational lensingLambdaCDM
verification ladder T0 review T1 audit T2 compute T3 formal T4 reserved

The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper introduces a cosmology from stellar ages alone: if you know how old the oldest star clusters are at several different redshifts, you can infer the expansion history of the Universe without calibrating against the cosmic microwave background or a distance ladder. Using deconvolved JWST images of the lensed Cosmic Gems arc at z=9.625, the authors extract 20 point sources, measure their ages (oldest half: 102±63 Myr) via SED fitting with no cosmological prior, and combine them with local globular-cluster ages (13.61±0.25 Gyr). The joint flat-ΛCDM fit gives H0=70^{+27}_{-16} km/s/Mpc and Omega_m=0.33^{+0.37}_{-0.21}; the measurement is still loose, but the key demonstrated mechanism is that the H0-Omega_m degeneracy rotates with redshift, so a sample of ~300 clusters spread to z≈10 would break the degeneracy and reach ~4% precision on H0 and ~11% on Omega_m. A sympathetic reader would care because this is an independent, self-contained cosmic clock that uses ordinary stellar populations instead of standard candles or the CMB.

Core claim

The central claim is that the age-redshift relation for star clusters—populations whose stellar ages can be measured without assuming a cosmology—can serve as a standalone probe of cosmological parameters. The authors show analytically that in flat ΛCDM the age parameter degeneracy runs from Omega_m^{0.28} H0 ≈ const at z=0 to H0 sqrt(Omega_m) ≈ const at z≫1, so combining a low-redshift age anchor with a high-redshift one rotates the error ellipse and breaks the H0-Omega_m degeneracy. On the data side, they double the number of known star-cluster SEDs in the Cosmic Gems arc by deconvolving JWST imaging, measure the onset-age of the oldest half of those clusters as 102±63 Myr, and use that wi

What carries the argument

The central object is the age-redshift relation t(z) of Eq. (1), integrated from the observed redshift to an unknown formation redshift z_f in flat ΛCDM. The mechanism that carries the cosmological argument is the redshift-dependent rotation of the H0-Omega_m degeneracy: at z≈0 it follows Omega_m^{0.28} H0 ≈ const, while for z≫1 it becomes H0 sqrt(Omega_m) ≈ const (reaching this form to 1% by z≈3), so two age anchors at very different redshifts cut the parameter plane in different directions and jointly localize H0 and Omega_m. Supporting machinery is the deconvolution-based photometry that isolates 20 point sources in the lensed arc, and spectral-energy-distribution fitting with no cosmolog

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the stellar ages measured for the Cosmic Gems—102±63 Myr for the oldest half—are unbiased and Gaussian with the stated uncertainties, even though each cluster is fit with only about six informative photometric points and the 'oldest half' is selected after the fact; if those ages are systematically too young, the derived H0 and Omega_m would shift.

What would settle it

Take one of the Cosmic Gems clusters and obtain deep NIRSpec spectroscopy with high signal-to-noise; if a spectral age (from Balmer or absorption features) comes out at, say, >200 Myr, or if the stack of all ten clusters shows a Balmer break characteristic of a >200 Myr population, then the photometric ages used here are biased young and the reported H0 and Omega_m would not survive.

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If this is right

  • If correct, star-cluster ages become an independent cosmological probe that does not require external priors or calibration.
  • A future sample of ~300 lensed clusters (already plausible with JWST, Euclid, Roman, and ELT) would measure H0 to 4% and Omega_m to 11%, competitive with BAO+SNIa+BBN analyses.
  • The rotation of the degeneracy means any single high-redshift age anchor, even with a young and uncertain age, can break part of the degeneracy that local ages leave open, excluding low-Omega_m regions.
  • The same pipeline can be applied to the growing catalog of lensed star clusters (e.g., Sunrise Arc, Cosmic Grapes, Firefly Sparkle, Bullet Arc, Misty Moons) to build the age-z relation piecewise.
  • Systematic errors from stellar models (binaries, alpha-enhancement) currently lie within statistical uncertainties, so the forecast precision is a realistic error floor rather than an upper limit.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same degeneracy-rotation argument applies to other age-based probes, such as cosmic chronometers from passively evolving galaxies; if so, the star-cluster method and chronometers could be combined into a single 'age-redshift' likelihood that breaks H0-Omega_m more sharply than either alone.
  • The paper's choice to fit only the oldest half of the Gems is a post-hoc selection; a simultaneous forward model that fits all ten clusters with a shared formation-redshift distribution could extract more information and reduce the bias, an extension the paper does not explore.
  • The forecast's 4% precision assumes age uncertainties no worse than 10% with a 100 Myr floor; if integrated-light SED ages for such sparse photometry are systematically worse (as the six-point constraint suggests), real-world precision may degrade. This could be tested by applying the mock pipeline to spectroscopically confirmed clusters.
  • Because the degeneracy direction rotates sharply toward H0 sqrt(Omega_m) ≈ const by z≈3, even a single well-dated cluster at z>10 (e.g., a lensed arc like the Bullet Arc or Misty Moons) might add as much leverage as several clusters at z~2; future observing strategy could prioritize the oldest, highest-redshift systems.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit.

Referee Report

4 major / 4 minor

Summary. The paper proposes a new cosmological probe: using the stellar ages of high-redshift lensed star clusters, measured independently of cosmology, as anchors on the cosmic age–redshift relation. As a pilot, the authors use JWST/NIRCam imaging of the Cosmic Gems arc at z=9.625, perform STARRED deconvolution to identify 20 point sources (10 unique clusters), fit their SEDs with BAGPIPES under three star-formation histories, and adopt the exponentially declining SFH as fiducial. Selecting the oldest half of the sample gives a combined age t_Gems=102±63 Myr. Combining this with the local globular-cluster age 13.61±0.25 Gyr in a flat ΛCDM fit with free H0, Ωm, and formation redshifts yields H0=70^{+27}_{-16} km/s/Mpc and Ωm=0.33^{+0.37}_{-0.21}. The paper also derives analytic scalings for the H0–Ωm degeneracy rotation and presents forecasts: an ideal sample reaches ~3% on H0 and ~7% on Ωm; a realistic ~300-cluster sample reaches 4% on H0 and 11% on Ωm.

Significance. If the method can be made robust, it offers a genuinely independent cosmological clock that does not rely on CMB, BAO, or distance-ladder calibrations. The analytic degeneracy-rotation argument (Eqs. 5 and 8) is simple and correct, and the paper is honest about the current large uncertainties. The forecast is timely given the growing sample of lensed star clusters from JWST and upcoming wide surveys. The authors also correctly note that the method is not circular, since the stellar ages are derived without a cosmological prior and the local GC anchor is an external input. However, the current observational constraint is weak, and the most load-bearing aspects — the age-anchor construction and the forecast assumptions — require additional scrutiny before the method is presented as competitive.

major comments (4)
  1. [Sec. 3.1, Table B.1, Sec. 4.2] The 'oldest half' selection is applied after measuring ages, not as a pre-defined population definition. The paper ranks the ten clusters by t⋆, splits at the median (⟨t⋆⟩=76 Myr), and then treats the error-weighted mean of the upper half, t_Gems=102±63 Myr, as the high-redshift anchor in the cosmological fit. This is a selection on the measured noisy variable: the mean of the upper half is biased high relative to the population mean, and the quoted uncertainty conditions on the selection and is not a valid measurement error. Since this anchor is what drives the claimed exclusion of the high-Ωm/high-H0 region in Fig. 3a, the central observational result may be an artifact of the selection. Please repeat the fit using all 10 clusters, or introduce a likelihood that properly models the selection (e.g., order statistics), and show how the H0–Ωm contours change.
  2. [Sec. 5.2, Eq. (9)] SFH systematics are not propagated into the cosmological constraint. The fiducial anchor 102±63 Myr is taken from the exponentially declining model only, but Table B.1 shows that the inferred ages depend strongly on the assumed SFH: for example, F2 gives 44 Myr (burst), 118 Myr (exponential), and 164 Myr (delayed exponential); I2 gives 95, 139, and 181 Myr. The text notes consistency within 1σ for individual objects, but the combined anchor and the cosmological posterior do not include this model scatter. Since the SFH-induced shift can be comparable to or larger than the quoted 63 Myr uncertainty, the analysis should either marginalize over the three SFH choices or add a systematic error term. This affects both the current H0/Ωm values and the forecast precision.
  3. [Sec. 4.2] The forecast precision of 4% on H0 and 11% on Ωm is conditional on a specific generative model that the fitting model cannot fully reproduce. The mock assigns each redshift bin a formation redshift drawn from N(13.3,0.6), but the MCMC fits a single global z_f; the paper itself finds z_f recovered as 12.3±0.4 versus input 13.3±0.6, a 1.4σ bias attributed to the non-linear age mapping. The claim that H0 and Ωm remain unbiased is not stress-tested against a scenario in which z_f varies systematically with redshift or in which the true SFH differs from the ad hoc power law of Eq. (9). Because the future-potential claim is central to the paper's motivation, the robustness of the forecast precision to these assumptions should be quantified before the forecast is used to promote the CORALS program.
  4. [Sec. 4.2] The prior on formation redshift is described as 'non-informative uniform priors' but is set to z_f∈[9.7,30] for both the local and high-redshift samples. For local globular clusters, a lower bound of z_f>9.7 is physically informative and could interact with the precise local age constraint. The paper should state whether the results are sensitive to this choice, or at least justify why the same z_f window is appropriate for both populations.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Sec. 5.1] The text refers to the 'top left panel of fig. 4b'; this appears to be a cross-reference error. Please check all figure callouts, especially for Fig. 4.
  2. [Abstract / Sec. 3.1] The phrase 'oldest star clusters at high redshift' is potentially misleading: the Cosmic Gems are a post-starburst system with ages of order 10–100 Myr, and 'oldest' in the analysis refers to the oldest half of a young sample. Please clarify to avoid overstatement.
  3. [Sec. 4.2] The statement that z_f∈[9.7,30] is a non-informative prior should be revised; the lower bound imposes a physical assumption. A sensitivity test with a wider range (e.g., z_f>0 for local clusters) would be useful.
  4. [Eq. (9)] The assumed cosmic SFH f(z_f)∝(1+z_f)^{-5} is introduced without derivation or sensitivity analysis. Given that the forecast's z_f distribution and hence the forecast errors depend on this choice, a brief test of a different exponent would strengthen the paper.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: stellar ages are cosmology-independent, and the joint H0-Omega_m fit uses an external local GC-age anchor; only minor self-citation overlap is present.

full rationale

The derivation chain is: STARRED deconvolution photometry -> BAGPIPES SED ages with no cosmological prior -> joint flat-Lambda-CDM fit of the age-redshift relation using local GC ages and the z=9.625 Gems ages -> mock-based forecasts. The high-z ages are obtained without a cosmological prior (Sec. 3 and App. B: 'we explicitly remove the cosmological prior for the age during the fitting process'), so they are not defined in terms of H0 or Omega_m. The local anchor t_GC=13.61+/-0.25 Gyr is an external measurement from Valcin et al. (2026), not derived in this paper, and although there is author overlap this is a published independent data input rather than a uniqueness theorem or ansatz imported by self-citation. The degeneracy-rotation argument in Sec. 4.1 is an analytic consequence of Eqs. (1)-(8), and the joint fit leaves H0, Omega_m, and formation redshifts as free parameters; the quoted uncertainties (H0=70+27-16, Omega_m=0.33+0.37-0.21) are therefore not a parameter renamed as a prediction. The Sec. 5 forecasts are self-consistency checks on mock data generated with known inputs and recovered by the same fitting machinery; presenting them as forecasts is not circular. The post-hoc selection of the oldest half of the Gems sample (Sec. 3.1: 'we select the oldest half of the sample') is a legitimate statistical-bias concern for the current data, but it is a bias in the input measurement, not a reduction of the output to the input by construction. Overall, the core probe is self-contained: the ages are measured first, then used in a standard cosmological likelihood. Score 1 reflects only the minor self-citation overlap in methodology and in the local GC anchor, neither of which is load-bearing circularity.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

5 free parameters · 6 axioms · 0 invented entities

The method relies on standard ΛCDM, stellar population synthesis models, and the assumption that cluster SEDs can be dated without cosmological priors. The forecast adds an ad hoc SFH shape and CLT averaging. No new entities are introduced.

free parameters (5)
  • H0 = 70^{+27}_{-16} km/s/Mpc (current); 70.7^{+2.2}_{-2.1} in ideal mock, 68.4^{+2.8}_{-2.8} in realistic mock
    Fitted in MCMC with uniform prior [0,150].
  • Omega_m = 0.33^{+0.37}_{-0.21} (current); 0.29^{+0.02}_{-0.02} ideal mock, 0.31^{+0.04}_{-0.03} realistic mock
    Fitted in MCMC with uniform prior [0.01,0.99].
  • zf_local = marginalized
    Formation redshift of local GCs, free with uniform prior [9.7,30].
  • zf_Gems = marginalized
    Formation redshift of Gems, free with uniform prior [9.7,30].
  • Stellar age, metallicity, dust, SFH timescale (10 objects) = Table B.1
    Fitted to photometry in BAGPIPES; these produce the age anchor.
axioms (6)
  • domain assumption Flat ΛCDM with negligible radiation; age-redshift relation Eq. (1)-(2).
    Used in the cosmological fit and forecast; radiation contribution is neglected at z<10, which is standard.
  • domain assumption Bruzual & Charlot (2016) stellar population models with Kroupa IMF accurately describe the SEDs of high-z star clusters.
    SED fitting in Sec. 3; systematic offsets vs. BPASS binary models are noted in App. B.1 but not propagated.
  • domain assumption The exponentially declining SFH is a valid fiducial; all three SFHs bracket the true star-formation history within ~100 Myr.
    Sec. 3.1: ages are consistent within 1σ, but a different fiducial choice would shift the cosmological anchor.
  • domain assumption Local globular cluster age t_GC=13.61±0.25±0.23 Gyr from Valcin et al. (2026) is accurate.
    Used as the z≈0 anchor; self-cited but an external measurement.
  • ad hoc to paper Forecast: cosmic star formation history f(zf)∝(1+zf)^{-5} for 10≤zf≤30; bin averages are Gaussian via CLT.
    Sec. 5.2: assumed functional form and CLT; not tied to data.
  • domain assumption The lens magnification model of Messa et al. (2026) is correct, at least for magnitudes.
    Used for mass corrections; not directly used in the cosmological age fit.

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In this work, we explore the potential of anchoring the age-redshift relation across cosmic time by probing the oldest star clusters at high redshift, now observed thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope in strongly lensed fields. As a case study, we consider one of the highest-redshift systems observed, the Cosmic Gems arc at $z=9.625$. We perform image deconvolution of multi-band JWST imaging, identifying a total of 20 point sources along the arc. We derive the stellar ages through a cosmology-independent spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting framework, ensuring that these measurements can be used as unbiased cosmological anchors. By combining these high-z systems with state-of-the-art local globular cluster ages, we perform a joint Bayesian fit to the age-redshift relation in a flat $\Lambda$CDM model, measuring $H_0=70^{+27}_{-16}\ \rm{km\ s^{-1}\ Mpc^{-1}}$ and $\Omega_m=0.33^{+0.37}_{-0.21}$. While these constraints are still loose, we show that the slope of the degeneracy, a power-law in the $\Omega_m - H_0$ plane, is highly dependent on the redshift of the sources, becoming shallower as redshift increases. Leveraging this geometric rotation, we present forecasts showing that a future sample of $\sim 300$ lensed proto-globular clusters well-distributed up to $z \approx 10$ could tighten the statistical precision to $4\%$ on $H_0$ and $11\%$ on $\Omega_m$, competitive with and independent of methods currently in use. The present work, therefore, represents a new avenue in cosmology and comes at a timely moment, when JWST observes high-redshift lensed star clusters routinely, Euclid and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope uncover new strong lensing fields, and close to the start of operation of the ESO Extremely Large Telescope.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.19472 by Andrea Cimatti, Carmela Lardo, Elena Tomasetti, Fr\'ed\'eric Courbin, Licia Verde, Martin Millon, Michele Moresco, Raul Jimenez.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: compares the original JWST image and the decon￾volved one in the F200W filter: the labels A-E indicate the clus￾ters reported in the literature. While a comprehensive description of the deconvolution process is deferred to Appendix A, here we highlight that this algorithm allows us to uncover a sixth pair of mirrored point sources in the main body of the arc, which we designate as source ‘F’, as an extensi… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Visual summary of the recovered ages in the three SFH scenarios for the 10 objects. In each panel, the inset shows the 1-to-1 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Cosmological constraints from current data. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Cosmological constraints from mock samples. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Distribution of the formation redshift, zf , assumed in the realistic simulation. In purple, we show the 104 realizations of samples with 30 GCs each, drawn randomly from the power￾law assumed as a cosmic SFH. In blue, the resulting Gaussian distribution of the mean values of each sample drawn. In black, the resulting Gaussian fit, with ⟨zf⟩ = 13.3 and σ = 0.6. intervals, clearly illustrating the rotation … view at source ↗

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