This Galaxy Cluster Has Just Been Found And It’s 8.5 Billion LY Away

Here is a bit more background on this cluster.  It is one of the largest ever discovered and truly breathtaking:

This giant gathering of galaxies is believed to be the largest one found so far away from us. Its mass is around 1.1 million billion (1.1×1015) solar masses. The image of it (above) is a composition of near-infrared/visible light (blue and green) from the Gemini Observatory, infrared from Spitzer (in red) and radio light from CARMA (in purple).

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The galaxy cluster is called MOO J1142+1527. MOO stands for Massive Overdense Object and they are classified in the Massive and Distant Cluster of WISE Survey, or MaDCoWS. And people say that astronomers can’t be funny.

We hope you like the pic!  And will we ever be able to travel there or to other stars using the latest propulsion tech that they have been experimenting on?  Feel free to comment.

thanks to iflscience.com for the great info

thanks to NASA for the pic



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