The Hubble Space Telescope took a picture of the ancient stars of the globular cluster Messier 56
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a stunning new image of the globular cluster Messier 56 (also known simply as M 56 or as NGC 6779). In addition to admiring the beauty of the image, the collected data have allowed astronomers to determine that this cluster is very old, dating back to as many as 13 billion years ago, when the universe was very young.
