May 20, 2017

Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745

Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745

This is a NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. Shown in blue on the image is a map of the dark matter found within the cluster. This cluster was part of a study of 72 galaxy cluster collisions which determined that dark matter interacts with other dark matter even less than previously thought.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA
Explanation from: http://spacetelescope.org/images/heic1506f/

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