Hubble Reveals Half a Million Stars in Milky Way's Nuclear Star Cluster
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Andrea Gianopoulos
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a deep view of the Milky Way's nuclear star cluster, revealing more than half a million stars packed into the galactic core. This cluster is the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy, surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The density is so extreme that it's equivalent to having a million suns crammed into the space between us and Alpha Centauri (4.3 light-years away).
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· 4 pulledPeering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars.
Except for a few blue, foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way's nuclear star cluster, the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy.
So packed with stars, it is equivalent to having a million suns crammed into the volume of space between us and our closest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri, 4.3 light-years away.
At the very hub of our galaxy, this star cluster surrounds the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole.
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