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Hot Gas in Moving Galaxy Clusters

Caption: Hot gas in moving galaxy clusters (white spots) shifts the temperature of cosmic microwaves. Hundreds of distant clusters seem to be moving toward one patch of sky (purple ellipse).

Credit: NASA/WMAP/A. Kashlinsky et al.

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