Hyperion (supercluster)

Hyperion supercluster. Image of the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Hyperion is the name of a probably about 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang created super clusters of galaxies .

discovery

Hyperion was discovered by a team of researchers from the National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF) in Bologna under the direction of Olga Cucciati. The researchers were "surprised by the discovery of such a huge object in the early universe ".

See also

• Laniakea

Web links

• Largest galaxy proto-supercluster discovered October 17, 2018 article on the European Southern Observatory ESOwebsite.
• Scientists in Chile unveil 'A Cosmic Titan' cluster of galaxies Article by Natalia A. Ramos Miranda (Reuters, October 17, 2018).
• The progeny of a Cosmic Titan: a massive multi-component proto-supercluster in formation at z = 2.45 in VUDS entry by Olga Cucciati (Cornell University Library, September 7, 2018).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Largest galaxy proto-supercluster discovered press release from the European Southern Observatory (ESO, October 17, 2018).