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Nov 13

Hubble views an old and mysterious cluster

Source: ESA/Hubble

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New Hubble image of star cluster Messier 15.
Image credits:ESA and NASA

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best ever image of the globular cluster Messier 15, a gathering of very old stars that orbits the centre of the Milky Way. This glittering cluster contains over 100 000 stars, and could also hide a rare type of black hole at its centre.(read more)

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