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The ages of globular clusters (GC) are conventionally constrained by modelsthat adhere to the accepted age of the Universe, preventing their ages fromexceeding approximately 13.8 Gyr. However, a recent study by llorente deAndr\'es (2023) challenges this paradigm. Drawing on the relationship betweenthe number of blue straggler stars (BSs) and the relaxation time, the studyproposes that the age of the cluster NGC104 falls between 19.04 and 20.30 Gyr.Extending this approach, the present work investigates GCs NGC 5634 and NGC5024, finding their ages to be between 15.8 and 21.6 Gyr, surpassing theaccepted age of the Universe. A plausible explanation aligns with Gupta's model(Gupta 2023), suggesting a Universe age of around 26.7 billion years,consistent with early universe observations from the James Webb Space Telescope(JWST). Additionally, four other GCs (IC 4499, NGC 6273, NGC 5824 and NGC 4833)support Gupta's model. The implications of these extended GC ages challenge ourcurrent cosmic timeline understanding, prompting a comprehensive reassessmentof cosmological paradigms in light of these intriguing observational results.

Is the universe older than commonly accepted?