SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged 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 Load More
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
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
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