A globular star cluster called VVV CL002 is falling into the galactic centre
ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team
Astronomers are watching a cluster of stars called a globular cluster fall to its doom. The cluster, called VVV CL002, is speeding towards the centre of the Milky Way, where it is certain to be destroyed. This process has probably happened countless times over the history of the galaxy, but this is the first time we have witnessed it.
