Star Clusters

A grouping of the same types of astronomical objects. For example, stars in the Milky Way can group together into open clusters or globular clusters. Galaxies also group together into cluster of galaxies, and the clusters of galaxies group together into superclusters of galaxies.

Radio Programs

M13 Some bright stellar mysteries Sunday, May 19, 2013
Hercules The strongman strides across the night sky Saturday, May 18, 2013
Keeping Tabs Keeping an eye on a fuzzy foot Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Star Factory A massive factory for making stars Thursday, May 2, 2013
Coma Star Cluster Golden tresses and glistening stars Thursday, April 18, 2013
Moon in Taurus Drawing some stellar pictures Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Beehive Brightening up a meager constellation Friday, February 15, 2013
Double Cluster Sparkling stellar jewels Sunday, February 10, 2013
Nowhere to Hide Hiding in plain sight Thursday, January 31, 2013
M31’s Central Cluster Bright stars around a galaxy’s dark heart Tuesday, January 29, 2013
M35 A crowded stellar neighborhood Friday, January 18, 2013
M2 A distant home for old stars Sunday, January 6, 2013
Mirfak The hero’s brightest star Monday, October 29, 2012
Capricornus The edge of the celestial sea Friday, October 12, 2012
M11 A flock of young stars Thursday, August 9, 2012
Galactic Nests Keeping the chicks close to the nest Sunday, July 22, 2012
Family Breakup A stellar family breaks up Friday, June 8, 2012
Hercules Cloud Piling up stars in the outer galaxy Thursday, May 24, 2012
Hercules Cluster A crowded “city” of stars Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Cosmic Clocks The ticking of cosmic clocks Thursday, April 12, 2012
Alien Clusters Alien visitors from other galaxies Friday, March 23, 2012
Moon and Taurus The Moon and two stellar families Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Featured Images

Close-up of the core of M31
 M31 Blues Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope view of globular cluster M2
 Stars Galore Sunday, January 6, 2013
Omega Centauri, the possible core of a defunct galaxy
 Invader! Friday, March 23, 2012

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