... April 15, 1998 . NGC 1818: Pick A Star . Credit: R. Elson and R. Sword ( IoA Cambridge ), NASA . ... This is NGC 1818 , a youthful, glittering cluster of 20,000 stars residing in the Large Magellanic Cloud , 164,000 light-years ...
... the stars in M53 are older and redder than our Sun, but some enigmatic stars appear ... These young stars might contradict the hypothesis that all the stars in M53 formed ...
... NGC 2158's bright blue stars have self-destructed , leaving cluster light to be dominated by older and yellower star s. Both clusters are visible toward the constellation of Gemini -- M35 with binoculars and NGC 2158 with a small telescope. ...
... The bright central star Kappa Crucis is red, in contrast to the many blue stars that surround it. ... Open clusters are younger, contain few stars, and contain a much higher fraction of blue stars than do globular clusters . ...
... July 18, 1997 . Blue Stars and Red Pillars . Credit: P. Challis ( CfA ), Whipple Obs. , 1.2 m Telescope . ... Explanation: Bright blue stars are still forming in the red pillars of the Eagle Nebula. ...
... 2007 September 24 . A Galactic Star Forming Region in Infrared . Credit: S. Carey ( SSC/Caltech ), JPL-Caltech , NASA . ... Credit: S. Carey ( SSC/Caltech ), JPL-Caltech , NASA . Explanation: How do stars form? ...
... In the center of star-forming region 30 Doradus lies a huge cluster of the largest, hottest, most massive stars known ... These stars, known as the star cluster R136 , and part of the surrounding nebula are captured here in this gorgeous visible ...
... A Wolf-Rayet Star Blows Bubbles . Credit and Copyright: P. Berlind & P. Challis ( CfA ), 1.2-m Telescope , Whipple Obs . ... Explanation : Wolf-Rayet stars can blow bubbles. These unusual stars are much hotter and more luminous than our Sun . ...
... 2000 July 25 . Why Stars Twinkle . Credit: Applied Optics Group ( Imperial College ), Herschel 4.2-m Telescope . ... Explanation: This is what a star really looks like from the surface of the Earth. ...
... fainter, less massive stars also not seen in visible light - newborn stars which lie ... stars may have already been collapsing, forming from material inside the nebula ...