globular cluster
noun
: any of various approximately spherical clusters of gravitationally associated stars that typically populate galactic halos
called also globular
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More distant open clusters — and all of the 150+ globular clusters in the Milky Way — will require at least a small telescope.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The researchers propose that these binaries likely form in crowded regions like globular clusters, where many stars and black holes interact.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
This hunch was borne out when the astronomers found that, even though the globular clusters were languishing in an empty stretch of Perseus, they were surrounded by a halo of glowing matter — a telltale sign of a galaxy.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
When both of these high-resolution, deep observations are combined (see the overlap), clear evidence appears for that grouping, with what appears to be four globular clusters all found together in a tiny region of space.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The researchers propose that these binaries likely form in crowded regions like globular clusters, where many stars and black holes interact.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
This hunch was borne out when the astronomers found that, even though the globular clusters were languishing in an empty stretch of Perseus, they were surrounded by a halo of glowing matter — a telltale sign of a galaxy.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
When both of these high-resolution, deep observations are combined (see the overlap), clear evidence appears for that grouping, with what appears to be four globular clusters all found together in a tiny region of space.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
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