globular
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These streams develop when the gravity of the surrounding host galaxy gradually pulls stars away from the globular cluster through a process called tidal stripping.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The researchers also show for the first time that globular cluster stellar streams can be used to measure dark matter in galaxies outside the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Astronomers have identified dozens of streams produced by globular clusters inside the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
The cluster contains two distinct populations of stars, raising the possibility that it formed when two globular clusters merged into one.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Just before World War I, Harlow Shapley of Missouri devised a technique for measuring the distances to the globular clusters, those lovely spherical arrays of stars which resemble a swarm of bees.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
