Hubble Image of the Week – Globular Cluster NGC 6496

This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 6496, which is located about 35,000 light years away. This 10.5-billion-year-old globular cluster, NGC 6496, is home to heavy-metal stars of a celestial kind! The stars comprising this spectacular spherical cluster are enriched with much higher proportions of metals — elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, […]
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