08/17/2012

Massive “Phoenix Cluster” Supersizes Star Creation

Writing in the journal Nature this week, astronomers say they’ve found a massive galaxy cluster that’s pumping out stars at a record pace. Astronomer Michael McDonald describes the finding, and explains what might be causing the “Phoenix Cluster” to be in celestial overdrive.

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Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald is a Hubble Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.