Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies from The Early Universe | ESO

Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies from The Early Universe | ESO

ESOCast Light: Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, astronomers have detected a large reservoir of hot gas in the still-forming galaxy cluster around the Spiderweb galaxy—the most distant detection of such hot gas yet. This further reveals just how early these structures begin to form.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Rory Harris and Jonas Enander

Footage and Photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, ESO/C. Malin, ESO/B. Tafreshi

Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova

Release Date: March 29, 2023

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