Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record
Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally-bound objects in the Universe. The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. The cluster is located about 10.2 billion light years away, and is observed as it was when the Universe was only about a quarter of its present age.
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What is this object's redshift (z)? :S
At 4500 times the measured distance to M31, this image may have absolutely no relevance to the actual location 10 billion years ago.<br><br>Considering the theoretical ratio of dark matter to the matter we know, just how far (theoretcially) might this volume of space be offset from our sight line?<br><br>We know that EM bends in the presence of gravity, but how much? Is it possible our observable universe is twisted?
