Hubble Creates Cross-Section of the Universe

Hubble Creates Cross-Section of the Universe

A new image features data collected over a 14-hours exposure time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2014
Theorized Self-Lensing Effect Discovered in Binary System

Theorized Self-Lensing Effect Discovered in Binary System

The phenomenon was first proposed more than 40 years ago

Hubble Sees Massive Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe

Hubble Sees Massive Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe

The object can be used as a gravitational lens in other studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 1st, 2014
Frontier Fields Project to Captures Views of the Earliest Galaxies

Frontier Fields Project to Captures Views of the Earliest Galaxies

All NASA Great Observatories are involved in this endeavor

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

Hubble Sees Double Quasar in the Early Universe

The two objects are located extremely far away from Earth

Massive Star Cluster Doubling as Galactic Lens – Photo

Massive Star Cluster Doubling as Galactic Lens – Photo

This beautiful image was collected by NASA's flagship telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2014
Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video

Gravitational Lensing Seen in Gamma-Rays for the First Time – Video

Observations were conducted with the Fermi observatory in Earth's orbit

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 5th, 2013
Giant Planet Discovered Through Gravitational Lensing Event

Giant Planet Discovered Through Gravitational Lensing Event

The method depends on the distortion of space by gravity

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 5th, 2012
First Dark Matter Filament Detected in Space

First Dark Matter Filament Detected in Space

This is the first time this hypothetical structure has been observed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 16th, 2012
Gravitational Lensing Enables Quasar Measurements

Gravitational Lensing Enables Quasar Measurements

Astronomers find way of measuring the mass of galaxies hosting quasars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2012
Galaxy Cluster Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter Core

Galaxy Cluster Reveals Mysterious Dark Matter Core

Composite image reveals the complex nature of this cosmic collision zone

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Extremely Distant Galaxy Imaged via Gravitational Lensing

Extremely Distant Galaxy Imaged via Gravitational Lensing

Astrophysicists use a naturally-occurring phenomenon to see the object

Hubble Sees Dark Matter Distorting Galaxies

Hubble Sees Dark Matter Distorting Galaxies

New images shows large-scale effects in the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 14th, 2011
Large Galaxies Get New Dark Matter Maps

Large Galaxies Get New Dark Matter Maps

 
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