Number 78 (Story #4), May 4, 1992 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein 50 STARS PACKED IN A REGION LESS THAN A LIGHT YEAR ACROSS were recently discovered by the Hubble Telescope. Sally Heap of NASA-Goddard, in her measurements of the stars, calculated that most of the stars were heavy---up to 100 times more massive than the sun---and therefore young. This finding suggests, contrary to previous assumptions, that it is as easy, if not easier, for heavy stars to form from a cloud of gas than it is for lighter ones. (The Washington Post, 21 April 1992.)