globular cluster
noun
: any of various approximately spherical clusters of gravitationally associated stars that typically populate galactic halos
called also globular
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Those with telescope can see two deep-sky objects close to it — globular cluster M5 and another (faint) comet called 13P/Olbers.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Among these hundreds of millions of tiny specks of light lurk newborn stars, extremely cold brown dwarfs that only glow at infrared wavelengths, free-floating planets, and globular clusters—groupings containing millions of the Milky Way’s oldest stars in existence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024
To look for the elusive objects, astronomers have targeted small galaxies and globular clusters, spherical conglomerations of tens of thousands to many millions of stars.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 July 2024
Moving fast The fast-moving stars reside in Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Among these hundreds of millions of tiny specks of light lurk newborn stars, extremely cold brown dwarfs that only glow at infrared wavelengths, free-floating planets, and globular clusters—groupings containing millions of the Milky Way’s oldest stars in existence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024
To look for the elusive objects, astronomers have targeted small galaxies and globular clusters, spherical conglomerations of tens of thousands to many millions of stars.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 July 2024
Moving fast The fast-moving stars reside in Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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“Globular cluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globular%20cluster. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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