A Distant Globular Cluster Could Help To Shed Light On Milky Way Evolution

A Distant Globular Cluster Could Help To Shed Light On Milky Way Evolution

A distant cluster called 47 Tucanae that contains dozens of fast-rotating stars could help to unlock the mystery about the formation of the milky way and its surrounding gas halo. The globular cluster is estimated to host 25 pulsars and located 15000 light-years away on the outskirts of the galactic halo that encircles the Milky Way. The observations using the Parkes radio telescope in Australia indicates that the globular cluster has a strong magnetic field that is possibly increased by streams of high-speed charged particles blowing out of galaxies. The astronomers have planned to continue their research on 47 Tucanae using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, to confirm the presence of galactic wind.

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