Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689
July 7

Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689

Observed in 2010

This image shows the center of Abell 1689, an immense cluster of galaxies located 2.2 billion light-years away. Astronomers used Hubble to map the distrubition of dark matter in the galaxy cluster.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope