Astronomers report the discovery of a new galactic stellar cluster located some 24,000 light years away. The newfound cluster, which received the designation Barbá 2, turns out to host at least ...

Analysis of Hubble observations of the massive globular cluster NGC 2808 provides evidence that it has three generations of stars that formed early in the cluster’s life. This is a major upset for ...

Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious ...

Astronomers created a stunning new image showing celestial fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17. Most stars in the universe, including our Sun, were born in massive star clusters. These clusters are ...

Astronomers found a stellar stream in another galaxy. New method to study dark matter beyond Milky Way. Discovery made in ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC9050-Dw1. Astronomers have detected a faint stream of ...

Open clusters are gravitationally bound assemblies of stars that share a common origin and move together through the Galactic disc. Their internal dynamics are governed by the interplay of stellar ...

An unexpectedly high number of young stars has been identified in the direct vicinity of a supermassive black hole and water ice has been detected at the center of our galaxy. An unexpectedly high ...