The Biggest Explosion in the History of the Universe - the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

The Biggest Explosion in the History of the Universe - the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster (2 of 2)

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This extremely powerful eruption occurred in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster, which is located about 390 million light-years from Earth. Galaxy clusters are the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity, containing thousands of individual galaxies, dark matter, and hot gas.

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X-ray: NASA/CXC/Naval Research Lab/Giacintucci, S.; XMM:ESA/XMM; Radio: NCRA/TIFR/GMRTN; Infrared: 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF

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