The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a breathtaking image of Westerlund 1, the largest super star cluster in ...
Astronomically speaking, Westerlund 1 is very young with an estimated age of between 3.5 million and five million years.
The extraordinary photo reveals countless celestial bodies that shine like precious stones. ...
Recent observations, including those from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggest that early galaxies harbored significantly more ...
Astronomers used the James Webb Telescope's NIRCam to take an image of the Milky Way's biggest remaining super star cluster.
It is these "stellar mass seeds" of black holes that would need to grow up too fast. Westerlund 1 is the biggest and ...
This artist's impression shows the magnetar in the very rich and young star cluster Westerlund 1. This remarkable cluster contains hundreds of very massive stars, some shining with a brilliance of ...
NASA’s exploration of nebulas, including unique structures like the ’eye’ star and Westerlund 1, provides insights into star ...
It is these “stellar mass seeds” of black holes that would need to grow up too fast. Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest. The alternative is that they could form from “heavy seeds ...