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This 100 million-year-old globular cluster is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and a birthplace for billions of stars. The cluster is approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. Typical of globular clusters, it is a spherical collection of densely packed stars held together by mutual gravitational attraction. Unlike most globular clusters, however, the stars of NGC 1850 are relatively young. Globular clusters with young stars…

Stunning Discovery: Giant Star Nursery Revealed by Space Telescope

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Scientists have obtained new images of a giant stellar nursery in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. The European Space Agency's Herschel space telescope captured these stunning images, revealing a vast expanse of newly formed stars and nebulae. The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, provides a unique opportunity for astronomers to study star formation outside our galaxy. Being one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, it serves as an ideal laboratory for…

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