Galaxy Cluster RDCS 1252.9-2927
June 27

Galaxy Cluster RDCS 1252.9-2927

Observed in 2002

This image captures the massive galaxy clutser RDCS 1252.9-2927. The galaxies in the cluster already existed when the universe was just 5 billion years old, or about 35 percent of its present age.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope