The study provides fresh insights into the formation of massive clusters in the early universe.

Globular clusters are like astronomical coelacanths — mysterious living fossils. These densely packed collections of ancient stars may hold the ultimate secrets to the formation of galaxies. When you ...

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, are shedding new light on some of the oldest parts of the Milky Way, suggesting life in the stellar nursery wasn’t quite as simple as ...

The first stars appeared about one hundred million years after the big bang, and ever since then stars and star formation processes have lit up the cosmos, producing heavy elements, planets, black ...

Just as people of the same age can vary greatly in appearance and shape, so do collections of stars or stellar aggregates. New observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest that ...

Researchers said the findings may also help scientists better understand how planets form around stars.

A study published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and dynamical evolution of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters ...

Star clusters arise within the densest cores of molecular clouds, where gravity drives the collapse of gas and dust to form stars nearly simultaneously. Their formation is regulated by the complex ...

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Massive star clusters may have blasted enough ultraviolet radiation into space to transform the early universe, new research shows.

Adamo Newborn stars born in the biggest stellar clusters tear themselves out of their birth clouds much faster than those that grow up in small clusters, according to a new study. Using NASA's Hubble ...