Summary
- Astronomers using Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a galaxy cluster with two streams of superheated gas crossing each other
- The tail of hot gas, over 1.6 million light-years long, is trailing behind a galaxy in the Zwicky 8338 cluster
- These streams are the result of galactic motion due to collisions that formed the Z8338 cluster
- The detachment and destruction of cooler gas clouds provide insights into potential star and planet formation within them