The Champagne Cluster holds special significance this time of the year because it was discovered on New Year's Eve in 2020.

Celebrate the New Year with the "Champagne Cluster," a galaxy cluster seen in this new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray ...

A galaxy cluster discovered on New Year’s Eve in 2020 shines in a new image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory ...

A newly revealed cosmic image shows two galaxy clusters colliding as one. Nicknamed the Champagne Cluster, it offers rare ...

NASA’s flagship X-ray observatory is starting the calendar with a flourish, unveiling a richly detailed view of a distant ...

A new composite image reveals the “Champagne Cluster” as two massive galaxy clusters caught in a rare, violent collision.

A bubbly-looking galaxy smashup called the Champagne Cluster offers a rare glimpse into cosmic collisions—and the hidden behavior of dark matter. The Champagne Cluster is a dramatic cosmic system ...

The Champagne Cluster is a rare and beautiful example of two galaxy clusters smashing together. Its festive name comes from ...

NASA’s Chandra Observatory captures a composite image of the Champagne Cluster, showing two merging galaxy clusters, hot gas distribution and dark matter structures.

The Bullet Cluster, named for its distinctive shape, has long been considered a smoking gun for the existence of dark matter in space. What makes this cluster famous isn’t the violence of it all. It’s ...

Why it's so special: Galaxy clusters act as a magnifying lens, shining light on the faintest and most distant objects — a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. On the rarest of occasions, galaxy ...

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the Chandra program. The Smithsonian Astrophysical ...