Search results for Denilso Camargo

Astronomy Nov 26, 2018

Globular clusters could offer clues on formation and evolution of inner Milky Way

Brazilian astronomer Denilso Camargo has recently discovered five new globular clusters in the Milky Way's bulge that could offer essential clues on the formation and evolution of our galaxy's innermost regions. The newly ...

Astronomy Oct 7, 2021

NGC 1605 is an old binary open cluster, study finds

By analyzing the data from 2MASS and Gaia-EDR3 surveys, as well as images from NASA's WISE spacecraft, a Brazilian astronomer has inspected a galactic open cluster (OC) known as NGC 1605. The study, presented in a paper published ...

Astronomy Jun 3, 2019

Three ancient globular clusters found in the galactic bulge

Three old and metal-poor globular clusters have been spotted in the Milky Way's bulge. The newly found clusters, designated Camargo 1107, 1108 and 1109, could offer important clues on structure and nature of the central region ...

Astronomy Jul 25, 2016

Seven new embedded clusters detected in the Galactic halo

(Phys.org)—A team of Brazilian astronomers, led by Denilso Camargo of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, has discovered seven new embedded clusters located unusually far away from the Milky Way's ...

Astronomy Nov 16, 2015

Peering into building blocks of galaxies

(Phys.org)—When a giant cloud of molecular gas condenses, star clusters are born. It may sound simple but the formation of star clusters is a very complex process, not yet completely understood by scientists. By peering ...

Astronomy Feb 27, 2015

Stars found forming at Milky Way's outer edge

Brazilian astronomers said Friday they had found two star clusters forming in a remote part of our Milky Way galaxy where such a thing was previously thought impossible.

Astronomy Jun 4, 2015

Charting the Milky Way from the inside out

Imagine trying to create a map of your house while confined to only the living room. You might peek through the doors into other rooms or look for light spilling in through the windows. But, in the end, the walls and lack ...

Astronomy Sep 28, 2016

Study may give new respect to our Milky Way neighborhood

Our corner of the Milky Way galaxy may be a bigger deal than scientists thought.