Merging Galaxy Cluster Imaged with Two Telescopes

Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, in Hawaii, a team of astronomers was recently able to image an extremely violent cosmic event – the collision of galaxies at the core of the Abell 520 cluster. This is a composite image, containing data... [ read more >> ]

This is the Abell 520 galaxy cluster (Click on image for higher resolution)

Image comment: This is the Abell 520 galaxy cluster (Click on image for higher resolution)
Image credits: NASA / ESA / CFHT / CXO / M.J. Jee (UCD) / A. Mahdavi (SFSU)

This is the Abell 520 galaxy cluster (Click on image for higher resolution)