Gravitational Lensing
New Dark Matter Census – The Hubble Survey
[/caption] Way off in the constellation of Virgo, galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847 -or MACS 1206 for short - is making…
A Magnified Supernova
[/caption] Supernovae are among astronomers most important tools for exploring the history of the universe. Their frequency allows us to…
New Image Triples Your Galaxy Fun
[/caption] Here’s a brand new, magnificent look at the Leo Triplet -- a group of interacting galaxies about 35 million…
A Four Cluster Pile-Up
[/caption] Abell 2744, shown above in a composite of images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO's Very Large Telescope…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Knots In Space
[/caption] So finally you possess that most valuable of commodities, a traversable wormhole - and somehow or other you grab…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Through A Lens Darkly
[/caption] Massive galactic clusters - which are roughly orientated in a plane that is roughly face-on to Earth - can…
Hubble Provides Most Detailed Dark Matter Map Yet
[/caption] Using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, astronomers have been able to chart invisible dark matter in a distant galaxy,…
Gravitational Lensing Caught By Amateur Telescope
Just a few short years ago, even the thought of capturing an astronomy anomaly with what's considered an "amateur telescope"…
First Quasar Gravitational Lens Discovered (w/video)
[/caption] Gravitation lensing - a phenomenon that falls out of Einstein's theory of general relativity - has been observed numerous…
Stunning Science Using Nature’s Telescope
[/caption] Einstein started it all, back in 1915. Eddington picked up the ball and ran with it, in 1919. And…