Thousands Of 5 Billion Year-old Globular Clusters Identified In Virgo Cluster Of Galaxies
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 12:35
in Astronomy & Space
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has identified thousands of more than 5 billion year-old globular clusters in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. One of the results of these discoveries led astronomers to understand more about the life and evolution of cannibal galaxies.
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