NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
New data from the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes reveals that the star cluster Terzan 5 is not a simple globular cluster but a complex, self-enriching system. This discovery provides new insights into the formation and evolution of the Milky Way's central bulge.
Why it matters
Understanding the history of star clusters like Terzan 5 helps astronomers refine models of how galaxies form and evolve over billions of years.
Zoom in to Terzan 5, a star cluster that lies within the crowded central region of our Milky Way galaxy known as the bulge. The scene starts with a ground-based image of our Milky Way bulge and zooms in on and circles Terzan 5, ending with the composite image of the star system from the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes.
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