Justin Reed

A globular cluster (a white cluster of stars) naturally appears in high-resolution EDGE images. Credit: University of Surrey, Matt Orkney, Andrew Pontzen & Ethan Taylor

New simulations reveal: This is how globular clusters are born – and perhaps a new type of star system. Solving a 400-year-old mystery

An international team of researchers has successfully reconstructed the formation of ancient, dense globular clusters in the universe using computer simulations. The simulations have also revealed candidates for a new celestial body – “globular cluster dwarfs” – that may have been hidden for a long time.