• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
Size of Largest Known Galaxy Cluster Underestimated by 43 Percent

Size of Largest Known Galaxy Cluster Underestimated by 43 Percent

The Hubble telescope was used to weight the cluster with extreme precision

Hubble Sees Massive Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe

Hubble Sees Massive Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe

The object can be used as a gravitational lens in other studies

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Four Extremely Distant Galaxy Cluster Identified by European Experts

Data from two ESA missions were combined to find the structures

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 19th, 2014
Why Galaxy Clusters Have Less Mass than Predicted

Why Galaxy Clusters Have Less Mass than Predicted

Two new gravitational lensing studies may hold the answer

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 24th, 2014
One of the Most Powerful Black Holes in the Universe Discovered

One of the Most Powerful Black Holes in the Universe Discovered

The behemoth has prevented innumerable stars from forming

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Mysterious Kinetic Effect Found in Individual Galaxy Cluster

Mysterious Kinetic Effect Found in Individual Galaxy Cluster

The discovery verifies a series of cosmological theories and predictions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2013
Massive Amounts of Radiations Found in Nearby Cosmic Cluster

Massive Amounts of Radiations Found in Nearby Cosmic Cluster

New observations were recently conducted with an ESA telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 5th, 2012
First Dark Matter Filament Detected in Space

First Dark Matter Filament Detected in Space

This is the first time this hypothetical structure has been observed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 18th, 2012
Inter-Cluster Filament Found Containing Billions of Stars

Inter-Cluster Filament Found Containing Billions of Stars

The structure connects two very large galaxy clusters

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2012
Cosmic Microwave Background Changes Temperature

Cosmic Microwave Background Changes Temperature

The effect was first predicted about 40 years ago, but never confirmed before

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 15th, 2012
Distribution of Dark Matter in Cluster Abell 383 Mapped

Distribution of Dark Matter in Cluster Abell 383 Mapped

The cosmic formation is located very far away from Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2012
Galaxy Cluster Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter Core

Galaxy Cluster Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter Core

Composite image reveals the complex nature of this cosmic collision zone

Merging Galaxy Cluster Imaged with Two Telescopes

Merging Galaxy Cluster Imaged with Two Telescopes

New image also shows the distribution of dark matter within this region of space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2012
Galaxy Cluster Merger Could Unmask Dark Matter

Galaxy Cluster Merger Could Unmask Dark Matter

These massive structures act like miniature Universes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2012
Largest, Oldest Cluster in the Universe Discovered

Largest, Oldest Cluster in the Universe Discovered

The Chandra space telescope provided the data that led to this discovery

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2012
Most Distant Galactic Protocluster Discovered

Most Distant Galactic Protocluster Discovered

Hubble sees one of the oldest galactic groupings ever

 
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