Now they are revisiting the star cluster Messier 72 (M72). M72 is a collection of stars, formally known as a globular cluster, located in the constellation Aquarius roughly 50,000 light-years from ...

One of the globular clusters (GCs) abundant in pulsars is NGC 7078, also known as Messier 15 or M15. It is one of the oldest core-collapsed clusters at a distance of about 35,700 light years.

Bring a red light and snacks and get comfortable as you take in these celestial wonders. April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster Messier 72 (M72). ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, G. Piotto, M. Libralato As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary ...

This Hubble image shows the star cluster NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, surrounded by dramatic arched filaments. This Hubble image shows the densely packed stars of the globular cluster NGC ...

Situated about 8,000 light-years from Earth, the star cluster Pismis 24 is embedded within the expansive emission nebula NGC 6357. This globular cluster, around 100 million years old, is found in the ...

One leading theory suggests that smaller star clusters, known as globular clusters, slowly migrate to the galaxy’s core and eventually merge. Until now, however, no one had caught this process in ...