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More Images of Hydra A


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Hydra A
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Hydra A galaxy cluster
This image shows a radio (green and maroon) overlay of the Chandra X-ray (pink, and blue) image of Hydra A. Large magnetized bubbles of radio-emitting high-energy particles expanding from the center of the cluster have pushed through the 40 million degree X-ray emitting gas. As the largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe, galaxy clusters provide crucial clues for understanding the origin and fate of the universe. Hydra A is 840 million light years from Earth.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Radio: NRAO)


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Hydra A
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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar
Scale bar = 1 arcmin
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO)


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