i think it has to do with how old it looks, because a star starts off as a baby little star, a different color and size. its also in a nursery with a lot of other stars, which is called a nebula. as the stars grow older and larger, they change color and drift apart. the scientists must've seen that the star has a totally different color from the baby ones, way brighter and much larger, also seeing that stars grow apart, it has not really many stars living around it for miles and miles. they must've guessed that it was probably really old.
Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. You can remember this because even prokaryotic cells can do glycolysis so it must occur without a membrane bound organelle such as a mitochondrion.
The pH of stomach secretion is low. This means it is acidic. Too much production can corrode the stomach wall. Therefore in such a situation drinking a basic solution with a higher pH neutralizes some of the stomach acidic secretions hence relieving the effect;