bright star cluster known as Omega Centauri. This densely-packed, spherical cloud of millions of stars is about 17,000 light years away. Black holes can’t be observed directly, since their ...

The star cluster is named Palomar 5, and it stretches out over 30,000 light-years. It is located about 80,000 light-years away. The discovery of the black holes was announced in 2021.

The results of our study provide the first solid evidence that globular clusters formed through multiple star-formation ...

Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out ...

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large ... leaving behind black holes or neutron stars, will behave like ...

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

Lurking at its heart is an active supermassive black hole ... through this intra-cluster medium, the pressure of them ramming the gas acts to strip out all their star-forming molecular hydrogen.

It’s almost globular cluster season. One of the mysteries of our galaxy and every other, these dense groupings of up to a million stars—the most massive and oldest star clusters in the ...

Once the core gets hot enough, nuclear fusion ignites, turning hydrogen into helium and releasing energy, creating a stable, shining star. Stars often form in groups or clusters from the same nebulae.

New research offers groundbreaking insights into the formation and dynamical evolution of globular clusters, showing multiple formation events and distinct motions within these ancient star ...

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and ...

Fall evenings are perfect for astrophotography because the cool weather keeps those pesky mosquitoes away, which gives me ...