Galaxy Cluster Abell 2029 Had Violent Past, Chandra Reveals

This composite image combines both the original X-ray and the subtracted X-ray images of the deep Chandra observations of Abell 2029. Image credit: NASA / CXC / CfA / Watson et al. / PanSTARRS / SAO / N. Wolk / P. Edmonds.

Deep X-ray observations of Abell 2029 — sometimes described as the most relaxed galaxy cluster in the Universe — uncovered evidence of an ancient cosmic collision, including a gigantic spiral of superheated gas stretching 2 million light-years across.

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