![Artist’s impression of a cosmic “ocean” of cold gas, discovered at heart of an embryonic cluster of galaxies, some 10 billion light years away. The central region has been given the name “Spiderweb” though it was previously known as MRC 1138-262, because Artist’s impression of a cosmic “ocean” of cold gas, discovered at heart of an embryonic cluster of galaxies, some 10 billion light years away. The central region has been given the name “Spiderweb” though it was previously known as MRC 1138-262, because](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_square_2_2_to_320px/public/images/news/prensa1141_2293.jpg?itok=NL-bnGjm)
An international team of scientists, with IAC participation, has discovered that the biggest galaxies in the universe develop in cosmic clouds of cold gas. This finding, which was made possible using radiotelescopes in Australian and the USA, is being published today in the journal Science.
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