Researchers discover a galaxy sparkling with the universe's oldest star clusters
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered
Using JWST, researchers from CANUCS team have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered.
The Milky Way, our galaxy, has about 150 globular clusters. Their history is not yet well understood by astronomers, and measuring their age can be extremely difficult.
Dubbed 'the Sparkler galaxy', it got its name thanks to the compact objects appearing as small yellow-red dots surrounding it, referred to by Canadian researchers as 'sparkles.'
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has promised to take us back to a time when our universe was in its infancy. And it’s keeping its word. In a new paper published Thursday, a team of Canadian astronomers has found evidence of some of the oldest known stars.