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Some ancient star clusters look young

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Mosaic of images of 12 globular clusters ranked in order of increasing dynamical age, as measured from the observed radial distribution of their blue straggler stars. From top left to bottom right: omega Centauri, NGC 288, M55, NGC6388, M4, M13, M10, M5, 47 Tucanae, NGC6752, M80, M30.Just like people, huge star clusters age at variable rates depending on their lifestyles, a new study reports.


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