The Wild Duck Cluster (M11), discovered in 1681 and cataloged by Messier in 1764, is best observed in the Northern Hemisphere's summer. Located in the constellation Scutum, M11's common name derives ...

This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (The Shield). ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Dobbie et al. The Hubble Space Telescope has ...

In a partnership between the UA and the Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute, a team of Korean and Belgian astronomers used UA instruments to solve a puzzle about flocks of stars called open ...

Star clusters are among the most beautiful objects in the heavens, and the late summer sky features one of the finest of them all. Just to the south of the tail of Aquila, the Eagle, and in the tiny ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This image shows the stunning Wild Duck Cluster set in the rich summer Milky Way. The Wild Duck ...

An image of the Wild Duck Cluster was captured by the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The blue stars at the center of the image are the stars of the cluster. Every ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. If the ...

This week on Looking Up we go hunting with Hal for one of the tightest and brightest of the open clusters in the sky , the Wild Duck Cluster. It’s Duck Season! If you are a hunter, or watched a ...

I find some astronomical objects curious not so much in and of themselves, but also because of where they’re located. Take M11, also called the Wild Duck Cluster. It’s about 6,000 light years away, ...

In a small telescope or binoculars this wonderful cluster of stars seems to resemble a flock of wild ducks in flight. However, as we will discuss, the light capturing power of today’s larger ...

Do star clusters harbor many generations of stars or just one? Scientists have long searched for an answer and, thanks to the University of Arizona's MMT telescope, found one in the Wild Duck Cluster, ...

But in the Wild Duck Cluster -- known by scientists as Messier 11, or M11 -- stars of the same brightness appear in different colors, suggesting they are of different ages. Unless scientists had ...