Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record
22 Oct 2009, 16:00 UTC
X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF/S.Andreon et al Optical: DSS; ESO/VLT
This is a composite image of the most distant galaxy cluster yet detected. This image contains X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, optical data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and optical and infrared data from the Digitized Sky Survey. This record-breaking object, known as JKCS041, is observed as it was when the Universe was just one quarter of its current age.
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