Artist’s impression of a protocluster forming in the early Universe
This video shows an artist’s impression of the formation of a galaxy cluster in the early Universe. The galaxies are vigorously forming new stars and interacting with each other. Such a scene closely resembles the Spiderweb Galaxy (formally known as MRC 1138-262) and its surroundings, which is one of the best-studied protoclusters.
Credit:ESO/M. Kornmesser
About the Video
| Id: | eso1431a |
| Release date: | 15 October 2014, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso2304, eso1431 |
| Duration: | 20 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Spiderweb Galaxy |
| Category: | Cosmology |
