Hubble Space Telescope View Though a Gravitational Lens

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Hubble Space Telescope View Though a Gravitational Lens

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SpacePics@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

The center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is framed by the tell-tale arcs that result from strong gravitational lensing, a striking astronomical phenomenon which can warp, magnify, or even duplicate the appearance of distant galaxies.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-views-a-faraway-galaxy-through-a-cosmic-lens

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