Binary star population of open cluster NGC 2158 explored with Hubble

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March 5, 2026
Astronomers have analyzed the images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to investigate a galactic open cluster known as NGC 2158. Results of the study, published Feb. 25 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide essential insights into the population of binary stars in this cluster.
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Originally published on Phys.org on 3/5/2026