Astrophysicists discover new galaxy clusters revealed by cosmic 'shadows'
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of scientists led by Rutgers University astrophysicists have discovered 10 new massive galaxy clusters from a large, uniform survey of the southern sky. The survey was conducted using a breakthrough technique that detects "shadows" of galaxy clusters on the cosmic microwave background radiation, a relic of the "big bang" that gave birth to the universe.