star cluster

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The nuclear star cluster has mainly been seen, quite rightly, as a very ancient part of the galaxy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

In more evolved galaxies with lots of supernova explosions, those explosions heat gas in a star cluster to very high temperatures -- to millions of degrees Kelvin, Oey said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."

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

Turner of Oxford; and the star cluster M.35 Geminorum, a fine and bright, but loose, cluster, with very little central condensation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various