Astronomers using computer simulations have investigated whether a class of star clusters nicknamed "cosmic wallflowers" ...

For decades, astronomers have searched for the birthplace of globular clusters, the dense spherical collections of stars that ...

The cluster is very bright at X-ray wavelengths and is one of the most extensively studied galaxy clusters at X-ray and radio ...

Researchers working with data from the South Pole Telescope have released a major catalog of galaxy clusters, giving ...

The universe is more than a smattering of distant stars—it’s also chock-full of other worlds. But if the universe is so crowded, where is the alien life? While there are many theories addressing this ...

What is dark matter? Even for astrophysicists, it's a question that remains unanswered. These invisible particles make up most of the matter in the universe and about a quarter of the universe as a ...

Particles with diameters of a few nanometres or less often have properties that change with the addition of a single atom. Such particles are known as clusters and are of considerable research ...