Hubble Space Telescope image of a gravitational lensing effect. A massive galaxy cluster (yellow) acts as a lens, bending the light from a distant, blue, ring-like galaxy, creating multiple images of it around the cluster. This showcases the power of gravity to warp spacetime and provides insights into galaxy formation.

Astronomy Picture from 23/04/2000

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000423.html


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