The Lives and Deaths of Sibling Stars
The stars in this photograph are part of an open star cluster called NGC 3293, containing around 50 stars that were all born around the same time. Almost all stars are born in clusters, but only around 10% of stars we see still live in one.
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ESO/G. Beccari
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