Something was pumping enormous energy into a young galaxy...
Scientists have detected a surprisingly hot galaxy cluster dating back to the universe’s infancy.
What’s Happening
Okay so Scientists have detected a surprisingly hot galaxy cluster dating back to the universe’s infancy.
The cluster formed far earlier and burned far hotter than current models predict. Researchers believe supermassive black holes may have rapidly heated the surrounding gas. (wild, right?)
The finding could force a major rethink of how galaxy clusters grow.
The Details
Science News Artist’s impression of a forming galaxy cluster in the early Universe: radio jets from active galaxies are embedded in a hot intracluster atmosphere (red), illustrating a large thermal reservoir of gas in the nascent cluster. Credit: Lingxiao Yuan Story Source: Materials provided by University of British Columbia .
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