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Cosmology
Ancient Galaxy Clusters Offer Clues about the Early Universe
Astronomers can’t understand how distant galaxies grew so big so fast
Arianna S. Long is a graduate student in physics at the University of California, Irvine, who investigates the history of galaxy clusters. Credit: Nick Higgins
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