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science-and-astronomy2 years ago

"Hubble telescope unveils the birth of a celestial behemoth"

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of a massive galaxy cluster called eMACS J1353.7+4329, located about eight billion light-years away from Earth. This cluster, dubbed a "cosmic monster," consists of at least two elliptical galaxy clusters in the process of merging together. The image reveals a dense crowd of oval-shaped galaxies with glowing orange halos around bright cores, along with gravitational lensing effects caused by the cluster's massive gravitational pull. These observations lay the groundwork for further study with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

astronomy2 years ago

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spectacular Merging Galaxy Clusters

The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the galaxy cluster eMACS J1353.7+4329, located eight billion light-years away, as it merges to form a massive cluster acting as a gravitational lens. Gravitational lensing, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity, causes the path of light to be bent around massive celestial bodies. The observations of eMACS J1353.7+4329 provide valuable insights into the formation and behavior of galaxy clusters, and lay the groundwork for future studies using advanced telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope.