GRAVITATIONAL LENSING

Jun 01 2025SCIENCE

The James Webb Space Telescope's Deepest Look Yet

The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery. It has captured an image of a galaxy cluster that is so massive it bends light. This cluster, known as Abell S1063, acts like a giant lens in space. It warps the light from galaxies that are much farther away. These distant galaxies are from the early universe. The telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (N...

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May 28 2025SCIENCE

The James Webb Telescope's Deepest Glimpse

The James Webb Space Telescope recently captured an incredible image of the galaxy cluster Abell S1063. This cluster is so massive that it acts like a cosmic magnifying glass, bending light from distant galaxies. This effect, known as gravitational lensing, allows the telescope to see galaxies that are incredibly far away. These galaxies are from the early universe, ...

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Apr 11 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Mysteries of Fast Radio Bursts

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are incredibly brief flashes of radio waves. They come from far beyond our galaxy. Their origins remain a mystery. Scientists have made significant strides in detecting these bursts. Hundreds of new bursts have been found. Some of them repeat. This has opened up new ways to study the universe. Interferometry is a technique that combine...

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Sep 19 2024SCIENCE

The Cosmic Puzzle: Unraveling the Secrets of the Ancient Universe

As the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures breathtaking images of the universe, a new formation has sparked excitement among astronomers. Dubbed the "question mark pair," this intriguing alignment of distant galaxies and gravitational lensing has left scientists wondering about the mysteries of the universe's early stages. Gravitational lensing is a phenomeno...

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