Hubble Spies on Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy

Hubble Spies on Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy

This star cluster resides some 160,000 light-years away

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 8th, 2015
Astronomers See Cosmic “Dinosaur Egg” Getting Ready to Hatch

Astronomers See Cosmic “Dinosaur Egg” Getting Ready to Hatch

New study in the Astrophysical Journal announces the discovery of massive and extremely dense cloud of molecular gas

Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy at Over 2 Million Miles per Hour

Star Cluster Thrown Out of Its Galaxy at Over 2 Million Miles per Hour

That's about 3,218,688 kilometers per hour, in case anyone was wondering

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • November 3rd, 2012
Stunning Images of a Dense Globular Cluster and Its Vampire Stars

Stunning Images of a Dense Globular Cluster and Its Vampire Stars

The most detailed images of NGC 6362, shot by Hubble and an ESO telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2012
Vampire Star Knows the Secret of Eternal Youth

Vampire Star Knows the Secret of Eternal Youth

The object appears to have stopped aging for some time

Messier 68 Shines in New Hubble Image

Messier 68 Shines in New Hubble Image

The large globular cluster contains many old stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 9th, 2012
Thousands of Ancient Stars Seen by VISTA

Thousands of Ancient Stars Seen by VISTA

All the objects are located inside the star cluster Messier 55

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 28th, 2009
How Blue Stragglers Rejuvenate Themselves

How Blue Stragglers Rejuvenate Themselves

"Vampires" and collisions may be responsible

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2009
'Stellar Cannibalism' Creates Blue Stragglers

'Stellar Cannibalism' Creates Blue Stragglers

The phenomenon occurs in binary systems