Omega Centauri may be the brightest among the dense collections of stars known as globular clusters, but it probably doesn't contain many habitable worlds, a new study suggests. Researchers hunting ...

A study showed Omega Centauri is unlikely to host life. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of the giant ...

Searching for life in the vast universe is an overwhelming task, but scientists can cross one place off their list. Omega Centauri — a densely packed cluster of stars in our galactic backyard — is ...

Well, it looks like we’re going to have to look farther than we thought for intergalactic extraterrestrial life. Astronomers have long held out hope that Omega Centauri, a massive globular cluster ...

A long-standing mystery about a strange cluster of stars in our galaxy may have finally been solved by scientists. The stars at the center of this huge cluster, Omega Centauri, appear to be moving ...

The sight of countless brilliant stars in an inky black skyexhilarates the human spirit, for reasons no one can explain. Such intensity reaches its epitome in a crowded star cluster — and the best 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 ...

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as ESO’s latest stunning image beautifully illustrates. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located ...

Omega Centauri has been known as an unusual globular cluster for a long time. It turns out that the explanation behind Omega Centauri's peculiarities may be an elusive intermediate-mass black hole ...

Omega Centauri may be the brightest among the dense collections of stars known as globular clusters, but it probably doesn't contain many habitable worlds, a new study suggests. Researchers hunting ...

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as ESO's latest stunning image beautifully illustrates. Containing millions of stars, this globular cluster is located ...