Scientists at Columbia University have detected a subtle temperature pattern in the cosmic microwave background that reveals how gas moves inside galaxy clusters.

By combining observations from 25 clusters, researchers uncovered new evidence linked to rotation and cosmic mergers, opening a promising way to investigate the dynamics of these enormous structures.

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