<ul><li>A super star cluster has been observed in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), offering insight into the early stages of massive star formation.</li><li>Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers confirmed the presence of a second super star cluster in the LMC.</li><li>The super star cluster in the LMC, named H72.97-69.39, is only 100,000 years old, allowing scientists to witness its birth in real-time.</li><li>The collision of two massive clouds of dust and gas in the N79 region of the LMC is believed to have triggered the formation of the super star cluster.</li></ul>

Scientists witness birth of a super star cluster in a nearby galaxy

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