WISE Finds a Galactic Metropolis

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/WIYN/Subaru2012-12-06

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A galaxy cluster 7.7 billion light-years away has been discovered using infrared data from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE. The discovery image is shown in the main panel.

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Title: WISE Finds a Galactic Metropolis
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/WIYN/Subaru
Date Created: 2012-12-06
Rights: JPL

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