HST image of an old globular star cluster in galaxy M31
We believe our HST observations of NGC 4038/4039 and other merger galaxies also shed some new light on how young globular clusters form, i.e., from giant clouds of hydrogen gas that astronomers call Giant Molecular Clouds. Full-grown spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have typically 1000-2000 such clouds. An example is the GMC associated with the Eagle Nebula.
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| Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, IRAS 00400+4059, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224 |
| Type: | • Star Clusters Images/Videos • Galaxies Images/Videos |
