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Blue blobs are clusters of stars outside galaxies that are possibly formed from gas collisions and subsequent turbulence. On January 2008, the Hubble Space Telescope detected these clusters among three colliding galaxies. [1]

References

  1. ^ HubbleSite – NewsCenter – Hubble Finds that "Blue Blobs" in Space Are Orphaned Clusters of Stars (01/08/2008) – Introduction
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