NASA's Chandra Observatory captures chaotic galaxy merger
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Astronomers have captured a striking image of ongoing collisions and mergers between at least three galaxy clusters, measuring 5.5 million light-years across. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA's XMM-Newton, and three radio telescopes helped researchers understand what was going on in the "chaotic scene." The massive galaxy cluster taking shape from this collision is called Abell 2256, located 780 million light-years away.