Celebrate the New Year with the “Champagne Cluster,” a galaxy cluster seen in this new image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes. Astronomers discovered this galaxy cluster Dec. 31, 2020. The date, combined with the bubble-like appearance of the galaxies and the superheated gas seen with Chandra observations (represented in purple), inspired the […]
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Astrophysics, Galaxies, Galaxy clusters, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, The Universe
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December 30, 2025
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