The oldest star cluster in Tarantula Nebula even older than previously thought, study finds

Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 08:01 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org)—The Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project (HTTP) survey has revealed new insights on the star formation history of the oldest star cluster in the Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus), designated Hodge 301. According to a study published Oct. 19 on arXiv.org, this star cluster could be even several million years older than previously estimated.

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