What is the ultimate fate of an open star cluster?
A) The shape of the cluster will remain more or less as it is at the present time as the stars in it age and die.
B) The stars in the cluster escape one by one until the cluster no longer exists.
C) Over time the stars collide and merge, eventually creating a black hole.
D) The stars gradually sink toward the center, creating a globular cluster.
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