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Phoenix galaxy cluster caught in the act of extreme cooling

The core of a massive cluster of galaxies appears to be pumping out far more stars than it should. Now researchers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a key ingredient within the cluster that explains the core's prolific ...

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