Utilizing superior infrared imaging, the James Webb Area Telescope (JWST) has captured unprecedented particulars of the supermassive star cluster Westerlund 1, situated round 12,000 light-years from Earth. The findings, launched by the Prolonged Westerlund 1 and a couple of Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS), present vital insights into the cluster’s stellar composition and formation processes. Spanning over 6.6 light-years with a mass equal to 63,000 suns, Westerlund 1 is the closest supermassive star cluster to Earth and hosts lots of of large stars in a dense configuration.
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