Hubble has revealed the birth of a cosmic monster 8bn light years away in the constellation of the Canes Venatici

Hubble has allowed scientists to see a far-from-ordinary event taking place billions of light years away. The space telescope has revealed the merger of two galaxy clusters.

Here's What We Know

Astronomers thanks to Hubble saw a massive cluster of galaxies eMACS J1353.7+4329. This process takes place in the constellation of the Canes Venatici at a distance of 8 billion light years from our planet.

The birthing monster consists of at least two elliptical clusters of galaxies. Each galaxy in the processed image has a glowing aura around the nucleus. The brightest galaxy of the set has a quartet of diffraction best-fit galaxies that catch the eye first.

Importantly, eMACS J1353.7+4329 acts as a gravitational lens, warping the structure of space-time. Light from objects that are behind it is magnified, allowing scientists to view earlier galaxies in greater detail.

The information gained from Hubble forms the basis of research using the more modern James Webb Space Telescope. Observations of eMACS J1353.7+4329 were conducted as part of the Monsters in the Making initiative, which targets five exceptional galaxy clusters.

Source: space