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Stories about: globular

Hubble Captures Snow M13 Globe Photography Scouring through the northern skies, the Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture a picture of a celestial body that resembles a snow globe. In fact, it is a globular cluster, a celestial formation that comprises over a hundred thousand stars swirling around in a small region of space. This object provides more insi... 5 December 2008 05:38 GMT The Strange Nature of Omega Centauri The Omega Centauri is the largest glittering jewel that lights up the skies of the south. The behemoth formation that comprises millions of stars is found in the Centaurus constellation, some 17,000 light years away from Earth. It can even be observed directly, with the unaided eye, as it shines at a magnitude of 3.7... 3 December 2008 05:01 GMT Globular Cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy Shown to Have Midweight Black Hole at Its Core New observations of a globular star cluster G1 - a large, bright ball of light in the center of the photograph consisting of at least 300,000 old stars - located in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), show that it most probably has a midweight black hole at its center. This new find supports the theory that supermassive bla... 30 May 2007 16:16 GMT