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Astronomy

X-Ray Emissions from Hot Gas in Galaxy Clusters

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The hot gas in a single galaxy cluster can be a hundred times more massive than all the stars in the cluster combined.

Why this is interesting

When we look at galaxy clusters, the visible galaxies are just the tip of the iceberg. Why does the space between them glow in X-rays?