Astronomers have captured the first photo of a single supernova showing up in four different places of a single image due to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. The “lens” in this case was a massive galaxy that is capable of using its gravity to bend and magnify light. The image was discovered recently by […]
One Supernova Seen Four Times in Single Photo Due to Gravitational Lensing
PetaPixel - 8 Mar 2015 16:26
Astronomers have captured the first photo of a single supernova showing up in four different places of a single image due to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. The “lens” in this case was a massive galaxy that is capable of using its gravity to bend and magnify light. The image was discovered recently by […]
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