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space1 month ago•35 min saved

James Webb and Chandra Reveal Likely Most Distant Protocluster, Challenging Cosmology

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy protocluster, JADES‑ID1, located about 12.7 billion light‑years away. The structure hosts at least 66 galaxies with a combined mass of roughly 20 trillion suns, embedded in a huge cloud of hot gas detected in X‑rays. Formed when the universe was about 1 billion years old, this protocluster appears more massive and earlier than current cosmological models predict, sparking questions about how such enormous structures grow in the early universe.

via Yahoo|

#chandra-x-ray-observatory #early-universe #jades-id1

space1 month ago•96 min saved

JWST and Chandra spot massive protocluster that defies early-universe timing

Using JWST's infrared data and Chandra's X-ray observations, astronomers report JADES-ID1, a massive protocluster about 12.7 billion light-years away, containing at least 66 galaxies and a surrounding hot gas cloud; its mass is estimated at ~20 trillion suns and it spans ~1.1 million light-years, existing when the universe was ~1 billion years old, challenging models that such large structures should form later by 2–3 billion years after the Big Bang.

via Live Science|

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astronomy2 months ago•45 min saved

Earliest Protocluster Unveiled by JWST Signals Rapid Cosmic Growth

Using the James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists observed the most distant protocluster yet seen, JADES-ID1, forming when the universe was about 1 billion years old. Light from this building cluster has travelled 12.7 billion years to reach Earth, revealing multiple galaxies bound by gravity within a surrounding cloud of hot gas and X‑ray emission. The finding—published in Nature—suggests galaxy clusters grew far more quickly in the early universe than current models had predicted, raising new questions about how these massive structures assembled.

via Space|

#astronomy #early-universe #galaxy-clusters