
Space / 2012-12-06
WISE Finds a Galactic Metropolis
WISE Finds a Galactic Metropolis
NASA's image library records WISE Finds a Galactic Metropolis.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
A galaxy cluster 7.7 billion light-years away has been discovered using infrared data from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE. The discovery image is shown in the main panel.