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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope imaged galaxy cluster CL0016+1609, which X-ray observations revealed as two clusters merging.

Galaxy cluster CL0016+1609 (MACS J0018.5+1626)

Who
NASA Hubble Space Telescope, researchers, RELICS survey
What
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope imaged galaxy cluster CL0016+1609, which X-ray observations revealed as two clusters merging.
When
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:04 GMT · 13h 28m ago
Where
Galaxy cluster CL0016+1609 (MACS J0018.5+1626) ·
Why
Researchers observed CL0016+1609 to measure its dark matter distribution, study the merger, and identify distant gravitationally lensed galaxies.
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This data advances understanding of galaxy cluster mergers, dark matter distribution, and the large-scale structure of the universe.

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