Astronomers produce most sensitive radio image ever of ancient star cluster

The image is of the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky – known as 47 Tucanae
Astronomers produce most sensitive radio image ever of ancient star cluster

The dense ball of stars that makes up globular cluster 47 Tucanae (ATCA/PA)

Astronomers have created the most sensitive radio image ever of an ancient star cluster.

The image is of the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky – known as 47 Tucanae.

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