Phoenix galaxy cluster caught in the act of extreme cooling
The core of a massive cluster of galaxies appears to be pumping out far more stars than it should. Now researchers at MIT and ...
Gas motion in the Centaurus galaxy cluster challenges star formation assumptions
Kokoro Hosogi, a physics student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has achieved a rare honor for an ...
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'Dead' Galaxy Cluster Is Making Stars Again And Astronomers Don't Know Why
The Phoenix Cluster's central galaxy is about 5.8 billion light-years away and should be mostly done with star formation. Many galaxy clusters have a region of hot gas in the intracluster medium (ICM) ...
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Phoenix galaxy cluster in the act of extreme cooling
But astronomers previously discovered that the core of the Phoenix cluster appeared surprisingly bright, and the central galaxy seemed to be churning out stars at an extremely vigorous rate.
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
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James Webb Space Telescope's View Of Pandora's Cluster Is Interesting
James Webb Space Telescope imagery of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) delivers three galaxy clusters and so much more. Take a tour of the view. Video: STScI, Danielle Kirshenblat Music: PremiumBeat ...
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X-ray telescope casts a sharper gaze on galaxy clusters
Data from the XRISM X-ray satellite provide unprecedented detail on how ionized plasma moves in massive galaxy clusters — a question with huge cosmological and astrophysical implications.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unlocks the mystery of Phoenix galaxy cluster’s star formation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently made observations about galaxy clusters that will help shape our ...