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

June 2: Mars will pass directly through the Beehive star cluster, an easy “binoculars object” that contains dozens or even hundreds of visible stars.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2023

A huge star cluster flashed brilliantly, filling the screen with light, then faded into the endless blackness of space.

From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis