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The distant galaxy cluster, known as Gioiello, was weighed with the help of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

The blast cleared a massive path through its surroundings

All NASA Great Observatories are involved in this endeavor

The stellar object was once part of a binary system, experts say

Data from all four observatories were stitched together for this study

Multiple telescopes were used to assess this peculiar system

Two powerful telescopes were used for the new investigation

Astronomers say the object is producing a massive particle jet

The explosion most likely occurred thousands of years ago

The object is one of the farthest ever discovered

The behemoth has prevented innumerable stars from forming

The object appeared when the pharaohs still ruled Egypt

These structures have been hypothesized to exist for many years

This is one of the most famous objects in the night sky

Radiation sources shine a deep purple in this new photograph

The investigation was conducted with an X-ray space observatory

The object is surrounded by hazy clouds of hydrogen in this photo