<p>A 10.5-billion-year-old star cluster some 35,000 light-years away, called NGC 6496, is space's version of a heavy-metal band: Its stars are richer in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium than stars in similar clusters.</p>
Rainbow in the Dark
A 10.5-billion-year-old star cluster some 35,000 light-years away, called NGC 6496, is space's version of a heavy-metal band: Its stars are richer in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium than stars in similar clusters.
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