Nearly 6 billion light-years away, one of the most massive galaxy clusters ever seen is birthing stars at an incredible rate, with its central member producing more than 700 suns per year in its cold, cold heart.
The Phoenix Cluster, shown here in an image comprising microwave (orange), visible (red, green, blue) and ultraviolet (blue) light, is the most fertile galaxy cluster observed so far, birthing more than 700 stars per year.
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