Massive galaxy cluster

Discovery of sloshing cold fronts in galaxy cluster abell 2566

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Astronomers from India and South Africa have made significant strides in understanding the massive galaxy cluster known as Abell 2566 through data analysis from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Their research, reported in a paper published on May 17 on the preprint server arXiv, reveals the presence of sloshing cold fronts within the intracluster medium (ICM) … Read more

Mega black hole eruption linked to “beads on a string” star cluster formation

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Astronomers have discovered one of the most powerful eruptions from a black hole ever recorded. This mega-explosion billions of years ago may help explain the formation of a striking pattern of star clusters around two massive galaxies, resembling beads on a string. This discovery was made in the system known as SDSS J1531+3414 (SDSS J1531 … Read more