A long-standing mystery about a strange cluster of stars in our galaxy may have finally been solved by scientists. The stars at the center of this huge cluster, Omega Centauri, appear to be moving ...

Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious ...

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as ESO’s latest stunning image beautifully illustrates. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located ...

The likely position of Omega Centauri star cluster’s intermediate black hole. From left to right, each panel zooms in closer to the system. Omega Centauri is a spectacular collection of 10 million ...

The object would be the second-largest black hole to be found in our Galaxy, if further studies can confirm the findings, which are described today in Nature. It could also be the strongest candidate ...

There may be a strange, in-between kind of black hole lurking at the heart of a star cluster not too far away. At the center of the Omega Centauri cluster — a dense ball of stars about 17,000 light ...

Hidden Holes: Omega Centauri is a globular cluster hosting around 10 million stars and is visible from Earth's southern hemisphere with the naked eye. The cluster has been studied for 2,000 years and ...

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As the final month of the year begins, early evenings offer just one naked-eye planet. Fortunately for us, that lone world is Saturn. The ringed planet lies high in the northwest as twilight fades, ...

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Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be resolved? Omega Centauri is a massive star cluster with ...