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Palomar 5

7th July, 2021 Science and Technology

Context

  • Astronomers discovered a Supra-Massive Black Hole Population in a “Fluffy” Star Cluster called Palomar 5 in our Galaxy.

 

About

  • Palomar 5 is a globular cluster discovered by Walter Baade in 1950.
  • A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, giving them their spherical shapes and high concentrations of stars toward their centers.

https://scitechdaily.com/astronomers-discover-a-supra-massive-black-hole-population-in-a-fluffy-star-cluster-in-our-galaxy/