Researchers at Arizona State University have utilised the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope to check galaxy cluster MACS0416, which they’re calling the “Christmas tree” cluster. Located about 4.3 billion gentle years from Earth, it earned its nickname as a result of it’s so vibrant and as a consequence of the flickering lights discovered inside it.
Beyond its aesthetic qualities, finding out this area has a scientific objective. The workforce is trying to find transients, objects that fluctuate in noticed brightness over time. These observations assist determine gravitationally magnified supernovae and in any other case invisible, abnormal stars, revealing a wealth of particulars that’s solely potential to discern by combining the energy of each area telescopes.
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Hubble Space Telescope
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