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Using data from the Magellan Clay telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), astronomers have investigated a ...

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Astronomers analyzing the gravitational-wave event known as GW200105 report evidence that a black hole and neutron star ...

"Baby star clusters" are aggregates of very young stars in the early stages of formation. Distinguished by their recent birth ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to explore two gorgeous star clusters in the constellation Gemini the Twins: M35 and NGC 2158. M35 is an easy binocular ...

Astronomers have analyzed the images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to investigate a galactic open cluster ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A trio of massive, young star clusters found embedded in a star cloud may shed light on the formation of super-star clusters and globular clusters. The discovery, made with images ...

A small, bizarre cluster of a million young stars, enshrouded in thick gas and dust in a nearby dwarf galaxy, has been confirmed by Jean Turner, UCLA professor of physics and astronomy, and her ...

The winter sky is dominated by sparkling bright stars dotting the Milky Way. Among the myriad star clusters, many that stand out in the eyepiece steal visual observers’ hearts. The popular Messier ...