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Robert Lea

Astonishing 'halo' of high-energy particles around giant galaxy cluster is a glimpse into the early universe

A stunning image of a recently discovered massive cloud of energetic particles.

A vast cloud of energetic particles surrounding a cluster of galaxies that existed around four billion years after the Big Bang could help scientists discover how the early universe took shape.

But was the halo of the massive cluster of galaxies — called SpARCS104922.6+564032.5, and located 9.9 billion light-years from Earth— built by erupting supermassive black holes or a cosmic particle accelerator?

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