Detecting cold gas in a hot supercluster

1 · Meredith Rawls · April 15, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the Shapley Supercluster, the largest gravitationally bound structure in the local universe. It focuses on the core's five clusters, analyzing the influence of ongoing cluster mergers on galaxy evolution, particularly through the observation of cold gas (neutral hydrogen) within the galaxies.