globular clusters

The secret of the bulge: A gorgeous partially digested galaxy in the Milky Way’s core

The star cluster Liller 1 is not what it appears.

By Phil Plait | 

4 weeks ago

Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy

Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

Cool: The galaxy's oldest globular cluster has been found. Cooler: Our galaxy is eating it.

Extremely ancient star cluster torn apart by the Milky Way.

By Phil Plait | 

5 months ago

How massive is the Milky Way?

How much stuff is in our galaxy?

By Phil Plait | 

7 months ago

It's galactic cannibalism all the way down

A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way ate a satellite galaxy of its own.

By Phil Plait | 

7 months ago

The complex diversity of the gorgeous globular cluster M5

Globulars are far less simple than we used to think.

By Phil Plait | 

7 months ago

Want to slow aging? Gently fuse hydrogen all over your surface

By Phil Plait | 

9 months ago

This star cluster is slowly being taken over by black holes. In a billion years they’ll kill it.

By Phil Plait | 

11 months ago

Wait: Do black holes *really* swarm in the core of globular cluster NGC 6397?

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Black holes swarm in the core of a globular cluster

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago