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star cluster

American  

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction.


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Once activated, they created a kind of wormhole in the pyramid through which altruistic aliens from the star cluster Pleiades would emerge.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Researchers were able to narrow the signal's origin to a region only 45 light-years across, which is smaller than the typical size of a star cluster.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

Mars will buzz the Beehive star cluster on Dec. 5.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023

They are the great nebula in Orion, and the star cluster in Hercules.

From The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

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