{"id":250365,"date":"2024-08-02T00:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/galaxy-cluster-smash-up-lets-us-observe-dark-matter-on-its-own\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:20","slug":"galaxy-cluster-smash-up-lets-us-observe-dark-matter-on-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/02\/galaxy-cluster-smash-up-lets-us-observe-dark-matter-on-its-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy cluster smash-up lets us observe dark matter on its own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1346\" height=\"898\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01194624\/SEI_215258233.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2442438\" data-caption=\"When galaxy clusters collided, the dark matter (blue) sailed ahead of the normal matter (orange)\" data-credit=\"W.M. Keck Observatory\/Adam Makarenko\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">When galaxy clusters collided, the dark matter (blue) sailed ahead of the normal matter (orange)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">W.M. Keck Observatory\/Adam Makarenko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>When two enormous clusters of galaxies collided billions of years ago, their dark matter shot right out of them, leaving behind the gas and stars that made up the remains of the clusters. Understanding this process could help us figure out the nature of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/definition\/dark-matter\/\">dark matter<\/a> and its effects on the universe.<\/p>\n<p>Clashes between galaxy clusters are difficult to observe. 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