star cluster

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Because of this distinctive shape, the cluster has become widely known as the Christmas Tree star cluster.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

But there are other stories about suddenly disappearing stars, such as the Greek myth associated with the Pleiades star cluster, commonly known as the Seven Sisters.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Its imagery also revealed a more established star cluster near Earendel that appears to be gravitationally stable and has perhaps even persisted into the present day — if its stars are still alive, that is.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023

They are the great nebula in Orion, and the star cluster in Hercules.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir