Astronomers catch hot birth of galaxy cluster more than 11 billion light-years

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Reporting

Phys.org Space reports that Astronomers catch hot birth of galaxy cluster more than 11 billion light-years away. Astronomers have detected an enormous cloud of gas tens of millions of degrees hot surrounding one of the most extreme structures known in the early universe. The study offers one of the clearest views yet of a galaxy cluster in the making. Using more than 600,000 seconds of observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the team found diffuse,… The key issue is what the mission or observation makes possible next: better data, stronger hardware, new experiments, or clearer science.

The Details

• Phys.org Space: Astronomers catch hot birth of galaxy cluster more than 11 billion light-years away
• Astronomers have detected an enormous cloud of gas tens of millions of degrees hot surrounding one of the most extreme structures known in the early universe. The study offers one of the

Next Developments

• scientific results from the mission
• follow-up research publications
• practical applications on Earth