For the first time, astronomers have monitored a huge cloud of particles without active offspring that cover a huge galaxy called “Blak G 287.0+32.9”.
Galaxy clusters are gatherings of large numbers of galaxies close to each other, due to the effect of gravity, and it is one of the largest structures in the foreseeable universe.
According to the study, which was published by scientists in the “Astrofezical Journal”, the area of this cloud reaches about 20 million light years, equivalent to 200 times the Qatar of our Milky Way galaxy!
This Hungarian cluster is about 5 billion light years away from our planet, which was discovered at the beginning of 2011 using multiple observatory around the world and satellite observatories.
The results of the new study, led by scientists at the Harvard Astronomical Physics Center, were presented at a press conference during the 246th meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in Ancorij, Alaska.
Multiple sources
This discovery was done through collected data in the range of X -rays by NASA, which appears in the new image in blue and purple.
Scientists also obtained data taken in the scope of radio waves, and it was picked up through the “Mercat” Observatory, which is one of the most powerful radio observatories in the world, located in South Africa and appears in orange and yellow colors.
Besides, scientists obtained data taken within the scope of visible light waves, from the “Ban Stars” Observatory, which is located on the island of Maui in Hawaii, at the top of the Halicala Mountain, a high and very clear atmosphere.
New questions in cosmology
The new study shows that this exceptional cloud cloud is nourished by energy in an unusual manner, through giant shock waves and a gas disorder between the huge Hungarian cluster waves, and the researchers appeared that unlike other clusters, this cloud covers the cluster completely, not just the edges.
These results arise important questions about the composition of this type of clouds, and give a new vision to answer questions such as: How do electrons maintain those clouds that envelop galaxies and their clusters on their activity over millions of light years?
Such spacious clouds are often formed in the shocking Hungarian clusters, as large clumps of hot gas and energy are launched when two of two gap groups collide, and therefore their wide spread in the case of “Blak G87.0+32.9” clearly indicates that the cluster is going through a violent merger phase.
This is useful for scientists in achieving a better understanding of the processes of galaxies and their clusters over time, especially since studies show that these clouds appear during the periods of pressure and integration into the cluster, and they are decayed after a relatively short period (less than a billion years).
In addition, these clouds are one of the most prominent evidence of the presence of magnetic fields extending on the domains of millions of optical years within the cluster, and understanding these areas helps scientists decipher the mystery of the universe.