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In Planet Formation, It’s Location, Location, Location

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planet formation is tough in the rough-and-tumble central region of the massive, crowded star cluster Westerlund 2. Located 20,000 light-years away, Westerlund 2 is a unique laboratory to study stellar evolutionary processes because it’s relatively nearby, quite young, and contains a large stellar population. A 3-year ...

Troy Oakes

The star cluster Westerlund 2.