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M13

Picture This

A favourite of amateurs and professionals alike, M13 sits for Hubble portrait

11 May 2021 Astronomy Now

The globular cluster M13 in Hercules, a splendid sight in even modest telescopes, serves up a vast metropolis of stars when imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Picture This

The Hubble Space Telescope looks into the heart of M13

26 August 2018 Astronomy Now

The great globular cluster in Hercules, M13, was first noted by western astronomers in 1714 when Edmund Halley described it as a “little patch” that “shews it self to the naked Eye.” The Hubble Space Telescope takes it to another level.

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Could globular clusters be home to intelligent life?

6 January 2016 Keith Cooper

Globular clusters may be the perfect location to find extraterrestrial civilisations, according to new research announced at the 227th American Astronomical Society meeting in Florida.

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  • Milky Way’s supermassive black hole shines in stunning first portrait

    12 May 2022
  • Webb optical alignment complete and virtually perfect

    9 May 2022
  • Ingenuity zooms over Mars rover’s discarded parachute and backshell

    2 May 2022
  • The largest comet ever seen has been measured – and it’s a whopper

    14 April 2022
  • Webb optics alignment achieves near perfect focus

    21 March 2022
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