'Pandora' galaxy cluster crash yields dark matter clues

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A slow-motion cosmic "car crash" of immense proportions has come into sharp focus for astronomers.

The Pandora cluster - so named because it comprises so many unusual phenomena - is a mess of four galaxy clusters that have collided over the course of 350 million years.

The "crash investigation" should yield clues about the nature of dark matter.
 
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