Looking Back In Time With Galaxy Clusters

By Samantha Wright

Published August 2, 2019 at 4:37 PM MDT

Dotted across the sky in the constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel) is the galaxy cluster highlighted here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope: SPT-CL J0615-5746, or SPT0615 for short.";

Galaxy Clusters happen when gravity pulls galaxies together into groups. They are helping scientists get a look at some of the oldest places in the universe. Idaho Matters talks to one astrophysicist about how these clusters are formed and why they are important to Earthlings. Find out more here.

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Samantha Wright

As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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