Updated On: 02 January, 2026 06:37 AM IST | Santiago | Agencies
It was given its festive nickname because it was discovered on December 31, 2020, and its galaxies and superheated gas form a bubbly pattern that resembles rising champagne

The Champagne Cluster is two galaxy clusters in the process of merging to form an even larger cluster. PIC COURTESY/NASA
The ‘Champagne Cluster’ is a cosmic system where two galaxy clusters are colliding and merging into a single, larger one.
It was given its festive nickname because it was discovered on December 31, 2020, and its galaxies and superheated gas form a bubbly pattern that resembles rising champagne.