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NASA’s Chandra Breaks Down ‘Treble Clef’s’ Galaxy Cluster Collision
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File:NASA Unveils Celestial Fireworks as Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image.jpg / NASA , ESA , the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ), A. Nota ( ESA / STScI ), and the Westerlund 2 Science Team / http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/12/image/a/warn/ ( image source ); see also http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1509a/ / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain / https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Unveils_Celestial_Fireworks_as_Official_Hubble_25th_Anniversary_Image.jpgSource pageThe researchers discovered the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, followed by a collision of two galaxy clusters. Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symbol. NASA is a public and space exploration company founded in 1958. Botteon et al.; Infrared: UKIDSS-GPS; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. A paper describing the findings, led by Andrea Botteon of the National Institute for Astrophysics, or INAF, in Italy, published Wednesday in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal.
