This dazzling NASA image shows the biggest super star cluster in our galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope continues to capture images of space that are clearer and more detailed than what we’ve seen before. One of the latest images it has taken is of a “super star cluster” called Westerlund 1, and it shows an abundant collection of heavenly bodies, shining brightly like gemstones. Super star clusters are young clusters of stars thousands of times bigger than our sun that are all packed in a small area. Our galaxy used to produce more clusters billions of years ago, but it doesn’t churn

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