Source: ESA/Hubble heic1519
Image of the galaxy cluster SpARCS1049 .
Image credits: NASA/STScI/ESA/JPL-Caltech/McGill
An international team of astronomers has discovered a gargantuan galaxy cluster with a core bursting with new stars — an incredibly rare find. The discovery, made with the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the first to show that gigantic galaxies at the centres of massive clusters can grow significantly by feeding off gas stolen from other galaxies. (read more)
