Galaxy Cluster Collision Created 1.6 Million Mile Shockwave

Name: Galaxy Cluster Collision Created 1.6 Million Mile Shockwave
Uploaded: 2025-12-08T20:01:24+00:00
Duration: 3 min 3 s
Channel: Space.com
Description: NASA Chandra X-ray telescope data from galaxy cluster Abell 2146 showed a "shockwave that stretches for some 1.6 million miles," that was created by a collision with another cluster.<br /><br />Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart

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NASA Chandra X-ray telescope data from galaxy cluster Abell 2146 showed a "shockwave that stretches for some 1.6 million miles," that was created by a collision with another cluster.  Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart

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