A trio of massive, young star clusters found embedded in a star cloud may shed light on the formation of super-star clusters and globular clusters. The discovery, made with images taken with the ...

European astronomers, including a scientist from Cardiff University, have discovered the largest known star cluster in the Milky Way. The super star cluster known as ‘Westerlund 1’ is made up of ...

A new image shows Westerlund 1, the largest and closest super star cluster to Earth, in stunning detail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Picture of the month: The European Space Agency has shared a dazzling image of Westerlund 1, a super star cluster situated around 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ara. It was first ...