Astrophysicists discover new galaxy clusters revealed by cosmic 'shadows'
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of scientists led by Rutgers University astrophysicists have discovered 10 new massive galaxy clusters from a large, uniform survey of the southern sky. The survey was conducted using a breakthrough technique that detects 'shadows' of galaxy clusters on the cosmic microwave background radiation, a relic of the 'big bang' that gave birth to the universe...