News From the Field Giant Galaxy Cluster Sets Record Pace for Star Creation
August 15, 2012
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Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster--one of the largest objects in the universe--that is breaking several important cosmic records. The discovery of this cluster, known as the Phoenix Cluster, made with the National Science Foundation's South Pole Telescope, may force astronomers to rethink how these colossal structures, and the galaxies that inhabit them, evolve.
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Source University of Chicago
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