Rare Living Fossil Relic from early days of M
It has been found by an international team of researchers that a stellar system listed as a globular cluster for the 40-odd years following its detection, in fact, has properties that are unique for a globular cluster that make it the perfect candidate for a 'living fossil' from the early days of the Milky Way.The group or the cluster is known as Terzan 5, and it is 19,000 light-years from Earth. The study says that it harbours the stars of hugely different ages, an age-gap of approximately seve...