Omega Centauri is the largest globular star cluster and also nearby … and ancient

By Cosmic Tribune on April 29, 2016   Astronomy, Galaxies, Impacting, Milky Way, Out There, Star Clusters, Stars, Sun, Telescopes, Time and Space  

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Roberto Colombari] This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before humankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed, and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy. Of the 200 or so globular clusters that survive today, Omega Centauri is the […]