Galaxy Cluster IDCS1426

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Galaxy Cluster IDCS1426 "

By: Astroathens On: November 16, 2016 In: Astronomy Comments: 0

EXTREMELY massive galaxy cluster IDCS 1426.
Located 10 billion light-years from Earth.
Weights about 500 trillion suns.
Recently observed by astronomers in the most detailed study yet.
The light detected is from when the universe was roughly a quarter of its current age. It is the most massive galaxy cluster detected at such an early age.
New data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory confirms the galaxy cluster’s mass and shows that about 90% of the mass of the cluster is in the form of DARK MATTER… AKA a mysterious substance detected so far only through its gravitational pull on normal matter composed of atoms.

Photo and info from: www.jpl.NASA.gov

Image credit: NASA/CXC/Univ of Missouri/M.Brodwin et al; NASA/STScI; JPL/CalTech

IDCS1426. NASA/JPL

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Astroathens

Hello to all the curious minds that roam our world! I too am driven through curiosity and passion to not only understand where we came from and where we are going, but to also share this excitement with others. Being a former research student at the Hayden Planetarium, I have come to appreciate so much of what life has come to be on our planet. Shortly after discovering this, I had become inspired by a mentor of mine to explore another path in my life. This is when I left school to travel the world for modeling. I had began to explore cultures, and an industry that is as mind-boggling as the mysterious universe itself.

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