A Deeper Look Into Galaxy Clusters

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Frontier Fields galaxy cluster MACS J0416. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/G. Ogrean et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA

Galaxies organize themselves in large and often dense groups called clusters. These structures are not only interesting for their size, but also because they allow us to understand how the entire universe has evolved through the ages.

For this reason, scientists launched Frontier Fields, a project to take long observations of six galaxy clusters using the Hubble Space Telescope. These observations are combined with other telescopes to produce the most advanced views of these giants we have ever seen.