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A Deep Dive Into the Glistening Globular Cluster NGC 6544
By ESA/Hubble
June 27, 2023The globular cluster NGC 6544, located over 8000 light-years away from Earth and containing tens of thousands of stars, was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster resides in the Sagittarius constellation near the vast Lagoon Nebula, a region teeming with newborn stars and hidden intricate structures revealed by previous infrared observations. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…
Celestial Monsters and the Origins of Globular Clusters
Scientists have found strong evidence that supermassive stars existed within globular clusters when they formed 13 billion years ago. Here, an image of the globular cluster M13, 22 000 light years from Earth, consisting of a million stars squeezed into a space 150 light-years across. Credit: HST STScI NASA ESAResearchers from the universities of Geneva, Paris, and Barcelona have uncovered strong evidence that the peculiarities seen in sizable star clusters can be explained by supermassive stars.Globular clusters are the…
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 15 June 2023: M15 Globular Star Cluster snapped by Hubble
Over the past few months, we've seen several amazing images of celestial objects as part of NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day, which is published on a daily basis featuring astrophotographers from around the world. Some of these include snapshots of fascinating celestial objects documented by Charles Messier. The French astronomer studied and catalogued these objects in Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles and the catalogue is today known as the Messier Objects which contains 110 objects.Today's NASA Astronomy…
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 13 April 2023: Globular Star Cluster NGC 2419
Globular clusters are stable, tightly bound groups of tens of thousands to millions of stars that are associated with all types of galaxies. According to NASA, it is possible that globular star clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is the globular star cluster NGC 2419. It is a multi-generational star cluster located about 300,000…
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 30 March 2023: Globular star cluster and Dark Doodad Nebula
After the formation of stars takes place in a nebula, many of them form groups from the same Nebula, forming a Star Cluster. Star clusters can contain as few as ten stars or as many as millions of stars. One type of star cluster is the globular star cluster. Globular clusters are stable, tightly bound groups of tens of thousands to millions of stars that are associated with all types of galaxies, according to NASA. Their dense populations of stars and mutual gravitational attraction give these clusters a roughly…
Webb Spots Globular Cluster Sparkling With Separate Stars in the Milky Way Halo
Detail of the globular cluster Messier 92 (M92) captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument. This field of view covers the lower left quarter of the right half of the full image. Globular clusters are dense masses of tightly packed stars that all formed around the same time. In M92, there are about 300,000 stars packed into a ball about 100 light-years across. The night sky of a planet in the middle of M92 would shine with thousands of stars that appear thousands of times brighter than those in our own sky. The image shows stars…
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 30 January 2023: Hubble snaps Globular Star Cluster 6355
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is a breathtaking snapshot of a group of stars known as Globular Star Cluster NGC 6355.
Although the new James Webb Space Telescope has been capturing incredible images of celestial events, the Hubble Space Telescope has once again proved that, even though it may be old, it is still capable of capturing breathtaking images. Since the launch of Hubble in 1990, it has become relatively very easy to observe distant stars due to its presence about 340 miles above the Earth. Not just!-->…
Wow! Hubble Telescope does it again, captures stunning globular star cluster
Hubble Telescope continues to impress despite the new kid in town, James Webb Space Telescope. Now, NASA's old Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning globular cluster of stars.
Although the brand-new James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured some incredible images of celestial events, the Hubble Space Telescope has once again proved that it even though it may be old, it is still capable of capturing breathtaking images. Hubble Telescope has just captured a mesmerizing image of a scattered cluster of!-->…
Dazzling new Hubble photos show stars sparkling in a globular cluster
The Hubble space telescope might have a few decades under its belt, but it continues to deliver images that keep it working alongside the James Webb Space Telescope – its more powerful successor. The latest showcase of Hubble’s capabilities comes in the form of two photos of the NGC 1850 star cluster, which look startlingly different.
The images might look quite different, but NASA says they were taken in the same region of space. The difference in colors and what we see, though, is caused by utilizing two…