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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.
Credit: NASA, ESA and P. Goudfrooij
The cluster is approximately 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
Credit: NASA, ESA and P. Goudfrooij
It is a spherical collection of densely packed stars held together by mutual gravitational attraction.
Credit: NASA, ESA and P. Goudfrooij
Intense gravity in the dense star cluster trapped ejected matter and surrounding gas, fueling the birth of a second generation of stars.
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In 2021, scientists found a black hole in NGC 1850, along with bright blue stars, red giants, and surrounding nebulosity from supernova blasts.
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NGC 1850 is approximately 63,000 times the mass of the Sun, and its core is roughly 20 light-years in diameter.
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