Gemini North telescope (Hawaii, USA)

Gemini North telescope (Hawaii, USA)
Gemini Observatory
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CANNIBALISTIC GALAXY BENDS LIGHT AND REVEALS ITS MONSTROUS APPETITE | Gemini Observatory
A newly discovered gravitational lens in a relatively nearby galaxy cluster is leading astronomers to conclude that the cluster hosts the most massive galaxy known in our local universe. The study also reaffirms that galactic cannibalism is one reason that this galaxy is so obese, tipping the scales at up to 30 trillion times the mass of our Sun.
The supermassive galaxy is located at the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827, which lies some 1.4 billion light-years away.
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