The European Space Agency (ESA) satisfies the curiosity of space lovers by sharing intriguing posts that give a glimpse into the world beyond our home planet. One such post shows “first-ever star clusters” from 460 million years after the Big Bang. The ESA shared a visual showing “the first-ever star clusters” from 460 million years …
Astronomers have discovered five young star clusters, and possibly the oldest star clusters ever, born from the time when the Universe was an infant. Moreover, these gravitationally-bound massive clusters could hold some vital clues about the reionization era of the Universe, the international team led by Stockholm University and collaborators from select European countries, US …
Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth. New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in combination with other NASA telescopes, is helping astronomers delve deeper into this galactic factory where stars are vigorously being produced. This is the first data to be publicly released from a project called the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open …
NASA never fails to mesmerise people with their stunning captures from space. From capturing a ‘cosmic jewel’ to informing netizens about star clusters, many such posts leave several people in awe. Now, once again, the space agency has caught the attention of people with its capture of a dwarf galaxy that is 52 million light …