star cluster

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Researchers were able to narrow the signal's origin to a region only 45 light-years across, which is smaller than the typical size of a star cluster.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

But there are other stories about suddenly disappearing stars, such as the Greek myth associated with the Pleiades star cluster, commonly known as the Seven Sisters.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Embedded in the nebula's glowing gas, the star cluster Collinder 249 is visible.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Its imagery also revealed a more established star cluster near Earendel that appears to be gravitationally stable and has perhaps even persisted into the present day — if its stars are still alive, that is.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023

The illustrious astronomer saw on one occasion this object pass over a star cluster.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir