Clusters of galaxies are the universe’s largest gravitationally bound structures, containing hundreds to thousands of galaxies, hot gas, and dark matter. Astronomers use them as cosmic laboratories to study dark matter distribution and galaxy evolution. Cosmologists benefit by tracing large-scale structure formation, while astrophysicists probe extreme physics, making them essential tools for understanding the cosmos.
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