FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS McDONALD OBSERVATORY, AS HEARD ON KCBS RADIO WEEKDAYS @ 9:52 A.M., 7:35 P.M. & 2:52 A.M STARDATE 5/27/2013: A planet in the heart of M13, the Hercules Cluster, would never ...

How would you like to see about a million stars, all crammed together in a tight ball in our Rochester night sky? Well you can do just that. The Great Hercules star cluster is one of the true ...

If you look to the east at night with a telescope this week, you may see a bright cluster of stars with a powerful name and a discovery story that dates back to the 18th century. Subscribe to read ...

The Hercules Cluster (M13) is often cited as the grandest globular cluster north of the celestial equator. Located 25,000 light- years away, it hosts more than 100,000 stars crammed into a volume of ...

The Great Hercules star cluster is one of the true treasures of the summer and early autumn sky. It’s a dense cluster of stars all crammed together in a tight sphere that you’ll love to direct your ...

August 2025 presents a celestial spectacle, inviting stargazers to explore the night sky. This month offers optimal viewing conditions for star clusters. The Great Hercules Cluster, a dense globular ...

An intergalactic traffic jam formed by galaxies crashing together takes center stage in a new image of the well-known Hercules galaxy cluster. The lively cosmic scene was captured by the European ...

Early summer gives us the chance to observe the Milky Way's globular clusters: vast spherical groupings of stars which orbit the center of our galaxy like moths around a flame. Globular clusters are ...

Hercules the Hero isn't the brightest of constellations, but it’s a large one. In fact, it’s the fifth-largest constellation in the sky and home to some wonderful celestial treasures. Hercules ...

The constellation Hercules (pronounced HER-cue-leez) is one of the original star figures created by the Greeks, who called the hero Herakles. The main part of the pattern is reasonably easy to find.