JWST uncovers the smallest stars in our Galaxy and helps solving star cluster mystery

Padua, Italy (SPX) Oct 13, 2023

Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers led by Tuila Ziliotto, a PhD student at the University of Padova, analyzed the smallest stars of the ancient star cluster M92. As building blocks of galaxies, star clusters play a pivotal role in their formation and evolution, yet much about their origin remains shrouded in mystery. One intriguing