BU Astrophysicist Leads Team That Discovers "Sloshing" Gas in Galaxy Cluster
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 17:31
in Astronomy & Space
Boston University astrophysicist Elizabeth Blanton led a team of researchers in the discovery of vast clouds of hot gas "sloshing" in Abell 2052, a galaxy cluster located about 480 million light years from Earth. The scientists are studying the hot (30 million degree) gas using X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The team's findings were first published in the August 20, 2011 issue of The Astrophysical Journal.