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There are two types of star clusters. Globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, are more loosely clustered, generally containing less than a few hundred stars, and are usually very young.

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An open star cluster is a smaller group of stars, maybe only a few thousand or so that are loosely held together by gravity as they orbit within a galaxy. A globular cluster contains many more stars, which are usually a lot older. The globular clusters are usually found closer to the centre of a galaxy. Their name come from their spherical cloud shape, like a globe. They are held together more tightly by gravity and can stay intact for much longer than an open star cluster.

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Much much bigger

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