A Star-Bursting Filament
ESA Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament connects two clusters of galaxies that, along with a third cluster, will smash together in several billion years.
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PIA15659
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May 17, 2012
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JPL
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