Hubble Uncovers Largest Known Population of Star Clusters
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 11:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered the largest known population of globular star clusters, an estimated 160,000, swarming like bees inside the crowded core of the giant grouping of galaxies Abell 1689. By comparison, our Milky Way galaxy hosts about 150 such clusters.