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These Two Galaxy Clusters Are About to Smash Into Each Other—Again
The galaxy clusters involved in this scuffle are part of a larger system—a “combined” galaxy cluster—called PSZ2 G181. In a ...
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These Galactic Clusters Smashed Into Each Other. Giant Bow Shocks Suggest They're About To Go For Round 2
Separated by a distance of around 11 million light-years, these structures are thought to be "shock fronts" resulting from ...
Galaxy clusters are on course to crash again, according to Chandra X-ray Observatory
New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: Two galaxy ...
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Two Galaxy Clusters Are on a Collision Course, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Reveals
In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other advanced telescopes have captured an extraordinary ...
Astronomers observe the Sausage cluster at very low radio frequencies
European astronomers have investigated a galaxy cluster designated CIZA J2242.8+5301, dubbed the Sausage cluster. The ...
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Secrets of the early universe are hidden in this chill galaxy cluster
The early universe was a stressful place for galaxies. Globs of tens to hundreds of neighboring galaxies, called galaxy clusters, would share a communal pool of hot gas—but not without drama.