Omega Centauri (ω Cen or NGC 5139) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus. It is the brightest, largest and most massive globular cluster in the Milky Way. Omega Centauri is one of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The core of the spectacular globular cluster Omega Centauri ...

It is a known fact that there are well over 100 billion stars in our own Milky Way galaxy and that number might even be near one trillion! We live in an amazing spiral galaxy which turns on its own ...

Omega Centauri dominates the southern sky as the Milky Way's largest and brightest globular cluster, a dense sphere containing roughly 10 million stars. Earlier this year, astronomers found evidence ...

A new discovery has resolved some of the mystery surrounding Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky. Images obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the ...

It is a known fact that there are well over 100 billion stars in our own Milky Way galaxy and that number might even be near one trillion! We live in an amazing spiral galaxy which turns on its own ...