Star Cluster
New Stars Forming Uncomfortably Close to the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers examining a star cluster near Sgr A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, found that the cluster has some…
The Core Of The Milky Way Is An Extreme Place
Astronomers always like to look at incredibly violent places. Violence, in the astronomical sense, makes for rare conditions that can…
Massive stars get kicked out of clusters
The largest stars in the universe tend to be loners, and new research points to the reason why. Although massive…
Huge Stars Can Destroy Nearby Planetary Disks
Westerlund 2 is a star cluster about 20,000 light years away. It's young—only about one or two million years old—and…
Messier 71 – the NGC 6838 Globular Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
Newly Discovered Star Cluster Analyzed by Gaia Probe
A new study by a team of international astronomers studies the newly-discovery Gaia 1 star cluster, resulting in new estimates…
Messier 26 – The NGC 6694 Open Star Cluster
Located in the direction of the Scutum Constellation, about 5,000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known…
Messier 25 – The IC 4725 Open Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 16 (M16) – The Eagle Nebula
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Messier 11 (M11) – The Wild Duck Cluster
Welcome back to another edition of Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to Tammy Plotner with a look…