It was given its festive nickname because it was discovered on December 31, 2020, and its galaxies and superheated gas form a bubbly pattern that resembles rising champagne
The Champagne Cluster is two galaxy clusters in the process of merging to form an even larger cluster. PIC COURTESY/NASA
The ‘Champagne Cluster’ is a cosmic system where two galaxy clusters are colliding and merging into a single, larger one.
It was given its festive nickname because it was discovered on December 31, 2020, and its galaxies and superheated gas form a bubbly pattern that resembles rising champagne.
The image combines X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra Observatory with optical observations from Legacy Surveys.
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