Some of the brightest stars in nearby galaxies are actually multiple star systems and star clusters according to recent observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. The discovery, made by Michele Cappellari and colleagues using the Wide-Field Planetary Camera on Hubble, means that astronomers will have to re-evaluate theories of star formation in these galaxies (The Astrophysical Journal 515 April 10 1999).
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