Galaxy Cluster's 'Colossal Arms' Revealed In X-Rays | Video
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
The Coma Cluster of galaxies' hot gas arms, spanning at least a 1/2 million light years, have been unveiled by combining images from the Chandra and XMM-Newton x-ray Observatories. They're a byproduct of smaller galaxies merging with the cluster.