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

Because of this distinctive shape, the cluster has become widely known as the Christmas Tree star cluster.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

As the Moon rises it will form a triangle with the Pleiades star cluster and the bright star Aldebaran.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

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

Yet it may possibly be an immensely distant star cluster instead of a nebula, since its spectrum does not appear to be gaseous.

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman