Indonesian astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of an open cluster in the constellation Norma, known as NGC 6134. Results of the new study, available in a research paper published June 23 ...

Open clusters are gravitationally bound assemblies of stars that share a common origin and move together through the Galactic disc. Their internal dynamics are governed by the interplay of stellar ...

Using the 104-cm Sampurnanand optical telescope, Indian astronomers have performed photometric observations of an open cluster named King 6, which resulted in the detection of three new variable stars ...

An open cluster is a type of star cluster made of up to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been ...

A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 6530 is a collection of several thousand stars ...

"Clusters rich in red supergiants are very rare and tend to be very far away, but they play a crucial role in understanding key aspects in the evolution of massive stars." When you purchase through ...

This evening, look high in the southeast a few hours after sunset to find the stately constellation Aquila the Eagle, anchored by its brightest star, magnitude 0.8 Altair. In the northwestern regions ...

Using ESA's Gaia satellite and NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the Ege University in Turkey and elsewhere have observed a galactic open cluster known as NGC 2506.

If you have the time and clear sky to the north, you might want to check out an open cluster that is seldom observed. An “average joe” open cluster in Cassiopeia nonetheless appears fairly bright and ...