Viewing with the aid of 10x50 binoculars will bring the light cast by a stellar cluster into sharper focus, or even allow you ...

Warm summer nights in August offer a front-row seat to some of the most mesmerizing star clusters in the sky. According ...

New evidence suggests that a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way called Ursa Major III is actually a star cluster.

"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." ...

Ursa Major III, the faintest object in our galaxy, orbits the Milky Way at a distance of more than 30,000 light years. Until ...

Ursa Major III/Unions 1 (UMa3/U1), the faintest known satellite of our galaxy, orbits the Milky Way at a distance of more ...

Discover 8 photos from NASA showing spiral galaxies and bright star clusters, captured with amazing detail in deep space., ...

In August, astronomers can observe three prominent star clusters: Hercules, Pleiades, and Hyades. These clusters, comprising ...

An international team of astronomers reported evidence for the formation of mysterious “super star clusters” Jan. 9 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C.

August 2025 presents a celestial spectacle, inviting stargazers to explore the night sky. This month offers optimal viewing ...

Ursa Major III, once considered a dark-matter-dominated dwarf galaxy, may actually be a dense star cluster. New research suggests its gravity is maintained by a core of black holes and neutron stars, ...

Star clusters are groups of stars that formed together and remain bound by their mutual gravity. They mainly come in two ...