Friday, May 21, 2010

Cannibalistic galaxy bends light and reveals its monstrous appetite

May 13, 2010 - Astronomy
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The supermassive galaxy is located at the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827, which lies about 1.4 billion light-years away. This galaxy and hundreds of its smaller cluster companions are visible in a dramatic new image released by the Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii.
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