ESO's Telescopes Uncover Super Star Cluster in the Milky Way.
Until now, super star clusters were only known to exist very far away, mostly in groups of interacting galaxies. Now, however, a team of European astronomers have uncover one within our own Galaxy.
The newly found massive structure...
The biggest known star in the cosmos is in its death throes and will eventually explode, astronomers said on Wednesday. Using a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, the astronomers said they had spotted telltale signs in a star called W26. Located about 16,000 light years away i...