Indonesian astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of an open cluster in the constellation Norma, known as NGC 6134.

The cluster contains hundreds of loosely bound stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hundreds of stars sparkle against the dark ...

Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from Chile have inspected a young open cluster known as NGC 6383. Results of the new study, presented in a paper published March 1 on the pre-print ...

More than 1,100 open clusters inhabit our Milky Way Galaxy, some bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. Several contain bothersome oddities. Let’s confine this to current, bright, late winter ...

The differences in location between open and globular star clusters result from the interplay between gravity and rotational motion. This rotational motion is called angular momentum, and is a ...

Hubble continues to deliver gorgeous images of the universe. One of the latest images the space telescope has captured is that of an open star cluster called NGC 2002. This cluster is located around ...

BERKELEY — A detailed survey of stars in the Orion Nebula has found that fewer than 10 percent have enough surrounding dust to make Jupiter-sized planets, according to a report by astronomers at the ...