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Thursday, April 30, 2015

The globular cluster NGC 6388, observed by Hubble

While NGC 6388 formed in the distant past (like all globular clusters, it is over ten billion years old), a study of the distribution of bright blue stars within the cluster shows that it has aged at a moderate speed, and its heaviest stars are in the process of migrating to the centre. 

NASA, ESA, F. Ferraro (University of Bologna)