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Is This the Star Cluster That Helped Make the Milky Way?
Sky & Telescope · By Jan Hattenbach ·
The Brief
- VVV CL001 is described as an ancient globular cluster that may be nearly as old as the universe.
- Its claim to fame currently rests on a single star, so more work is needed to confirm the link to the Milky Way's formation.
- The story is reported by Sky & Telescope, which says the cluster may have helped make the Milky Way.
Why it matters
It offers a possible fossil record of the early Milky Way, but the evidence rests on one star, so readers should treat the claim as tentative until follow-up studies confirm it.
Who’s affected
- astronomers studying Galactic archaeology and globular clusters
- #globular cluster
- #milky way
- #stellar archaeology
- #vvv cl001
- #early universe
The ancient globular cluster VVV CL001 might be almost as old as the universe. But its claim to fame rests on a single star, meaning more work needs to be done. The post Is This the Star Cluster That Helped Make the Milky Way? appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
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Sky & Telescope publishes article on VVV CL001 as a possible ancient cluster that helped form the Milky Way
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Is This the Star Cluster That Helped Make the Milky Way?