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Most globular clusters are almost perfectly spherical collections of stars — but Messier 62 breaks the mould. The 12-billion-year-old cluster is distorted, and stretches out on one side to form a comet-like shape with a bright head and extended tail. As one of the closest globular clusters to the centre of our galaxy, Messier 62 is likely affected by strong tidal forces that displace many of its stars, resulting in this unusual shape. More information: <a href="https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1915a/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1915a/</a> Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Anderson et al. |
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