Galaxy structure seven billion light-years away
Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world — ESO’s Very Large Telescope and NAOJ’s Subaru Telescope — is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed.
This animation provides a fly-through through the newly found galaxy filament and reveals the extent of this gigantic structure.
ESO/L. Calçada/Subaru/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/M. Tanaka
About the Video
Id: | eso0941a |
Release date: | 3 November 2009 |
Related releases: | eso0941 |
Duration: | 20 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
Category: | Galaxy Clusters |