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Messier 3
Coverage of Messier 3 in the Nexus archive.
- NASA's Hubble captures a star-spangled sea of 500,000 stars
NASA released a Hubble image of Messier 3, a globular cluster with over 500,000 stars, to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary. The cluster's rare stars and potential origins in a cosmic merger are aiding scientists in understanding the Milky Way's history.