star cluster

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The study, which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, examined a group of stars located in the nuclear star cluster that makes up the heart of the galaxy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

This first result focuses on the protoplanetary disk termed XUE 1, which is located in the star cluster Pismis 24.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

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

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

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

Part of the Whirlpool star cluster was still above the horizon, a white blaze of a thousand suns, and the eastern sky was lightening with the first rays of dawn.

From The Helpful Hand of God by Godwin, Tom