Herschel reveals galaxy-packed filament
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
A McGill-led research team using the Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament connects two clusters of galaxies that, along with a third cluster, will smash together and give rise to one of the largest galaxy superclusters in the universe.