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This artist’s concept shows what happened when two massive clusters of galaxies, collectively known as MACS J0018.5+1626, collided: the dark matter in the galaxy clusters (blue) sailed ahead of the associated clouds of hot gas, or normal matter (orange); both dark matter and normal matter feel the pull of gravity, but only the normal matter experiences additional effects like shocks and turbulence, which slow it down during collisions. Image credit: W.M. Keck Observatory / Adam Makarenko.

Astronomers See Decoupling of Dark and Normal Matter in Collision of Two Galaxy Clusters

Aug 1, 2024 by News Staff

The two galaxy clusters, known collectivity as MACS J0018.5+1626, each contain thousands of galaxies and are located billions of light-years away from...