A group of stars that are closer together than the surrounding stars is called a star cluster. Star clusters can be divided into two main types: open clusters and globular clusters, with open clusters being more loosely bound than globular clusters.
Yes, fewer new stars are typically found in open clusters compared to globular clusters. Open clusters, which are younger and contain loosely bound groups of stars, still have ongoing star formation due to their relatively rich gas and dust content. In contrast, globular clusters are much older and generally lack the necessary material for new star formation, as they are composed of older, tightly bound stars with minimal gas and dust. Consequently, new star formation is rare in globular clusters.
Globular clusters are dense groups of stars with close interactions that make it difficult for planets to form and remain stable. The strong gravitational forces and frequent stellar encounters can disrupt planetary systems, leading to their absence in globular clusters. Additionally, the metal-poor nature of globular cluster stars may hinder planet formation, as metals are important building blocks for planets.
No, globular clusters are large groups of stars that formed together at the same time. They are much larger and contain thousands to millions of stars, unlike small asteroids, and were not the building blocks of planets.
Globular clusters can contain anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of stars. The exact number varies depending on the cluster.
The hottest stars. Generally, globular clusters contain mainly old stars, population II stars
A cluster is a group of stars that may contain hundreds of thousands of stars. Clusters can be classified into two main types: globular clusters, which are densely packed and contain thousands to millions of stars, and open clusters, which are looser and contain tens to hundreds of stars.
Rigel and Deneb are not part of aging globular clusters. Globular clusters are tightly bound groups of old stars that orbit around galaxies, while Rigel and Deneb are individual bright stars that are not associated with globular clusters.
The first stars to form after the "Big Bang" were made just of Hydrogen and Helium. They were very large and died young, exploding to leave a little metal (heavier elements) in the universe - these stars are called "Population III" stars.The next stars to form incorporated a little metal from the older stars (but are still very low in heavy elements) and are called "Population II" stars. Stars in globular clusters are this sort of star (globular clusters are old and have not produced new stars for a long time). We can tell this form their metallicity and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for Globular clusters.Most stars contain a lot of heavy elements (high metallicity) and are quite young (like our Sun). These are called "Population I" stars.
The Galactic halo is the spherical region surrounding the disk of a spiral galaxy which contains globular clusters and reddish population II stars.
Population I stars are young and luminous like the Sun. Population II stars consist of globular clusters that are generally much older.
A misty group of stars is referred to as a star cluster. Star clusters are groups of stars that are gravitationally bound together and can be classified as either open clusters (loose grouping of stars) or globular clusters (more densely packed grouping of stars).
Globular clusters are small groups of stars, while the milky way is a large galaxy containing hundreds of billions of stars, along with some of these clusters.
two types of star clusters are Open clusters and globular clusters
A group of stars that are closer together than the surrounding stars is called a star cluster. Star clusters can be divided into two main types: open clusters and globular clusters, with open clusters being more loosely bound than globular clusters.
Actually the terms "Globular" and "Open" are not related to the number but the age of the stars. Globlular clusters are many old stars packed in spherical form (they look like hazy mothballs to the naked eye) and "open clusters" are many young stars formed close to each other. The constellation Pleiades is an example of open cluster.
Yes, fewer new stars are typically found in open clusters compared to globular clusters. Open clusters, which are younger and contain loosely bound groups of stars, still have ongoing star formation due to their relatively rich gas and dust content. In contrast, globular clusters are much older and generally lack the necessary material for new star formation, as they are composed of older, tightly bound stars with minimal gas and dust. Consequently, new star formation is rare in globular clusters.