Speeding bullet galaxy observed slamming into galaxy cluster

Friday, January 16, 2015 - 10:00 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org)—Researchers working at Europe's XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope have observed a speeding galaxy smashing its way through a galaxy cluster called Abell 4067. They have reported their observations and findings in a paper uploaded to the arXiv server, soon to be published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

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