Coma Cluster's Dark Matter Origins Captured by Dark Energy Camera
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
The Dark Energy Camera has provided a stunning image of the Coma Cluster, a galaxy cluster historically significant both in Greek mythology and in modern astronomy for its role in uncovering dark matter. Named after the hair of Queen Berenice II of Egypt, the Coma Cluster is a key site where the existence of dark matter was first proposed by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in 1937. This dens