The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...
New Hubble observations explain how blue straggler stars form, showing that binary systems in low-density clusters play a key role ...
In a groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have uncovered an unusual star cluster called Ophion that challenges our understanding of how star families evolve. Located ...
From Orion's glowing nebula to the sparkling Pleiades, these winter targets reward anyone willing to brave the cold.
The Beehive Cluster, also known as Messier 44 (M44), is an open star cluster made up of at least 1,000 stars and is one of the closest and youngest clusters to Earth. The cluster will be visible ...
The final ESA/Webb Picture of the Month feature for 2025 showcases a festive-looking region filled with glowing clouds of gas and thousands of sparkling stars. This star cluster, known as Westerlund 2 ...
In the most extensive ultraviolet study of blue stragglers ever performed, an international research team used NASA's and ESA ...
the constellation Orion with the Orion Nebula Cluster as the central “star” in the sword of Orion, the Pleiades and the Hyades. All three open clusters are highlighted by large yellow circles. Orion ...