A group of massive galaxies (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)

A group of massive galaxies

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One of the team’s Very Large Telescope images showing massive galaxies in a group. The galaxies at the centre are each about 125 billion times the mass of our sun (including their dark matter).

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Trevor Mendel, ANU

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