Using the Gemini Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), an international team of astronomers has investigated a Galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6558. Results of the new study, published July 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the properties of this cluster.
Globular cluster NGC 6558 explored with Gemini Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope retrieved 29 July 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-07-globular-cluster-ngc-explored-gemini.html
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