Nuclear star clusters (NSCs) are exceptionally dense and massive assemblies of stars located at the centres of most galaxies, spanning from dwarf systems to massive spirals. Their formation and ...

Nuclear star clusters (NSCs) are massive, dense and compact stellar systems found in all types of galaxies, from dwarfs to massive galaxies. With masses between 10,000 and 100 million solar masses and ...

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Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope together with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have looked deeply at thousands of young star clusters in four nearby galaxies, studying ...

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We may have finally seen the first generation of stars. Astronomers have been looking for these primordial behemoths, called Population III stars, for decades. Now they have found what may be the most ...

Several stellar-mass black holes may be lurking inside or near the Hyades star cluster, roughly 150 light-years from Earth, according to N-body simulations published in Monthly Notices of the Royal ...

As winter’s brilliant stars slip toward the western horizon and the constellations of spring climb higher, Northern Hemisphere observers discover a quieter but richly rewarding sky. Spring is ...

Astronomers may have found an answer to two long-standing mysteries about the universe with a single new idea. A study led by ...