Gravitational Lensing
A Gamma Ray Burst Lasted So Long it Triggered a Satellite Twice
amma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the Universe, briefly outshining all the stars in their galaxy combined. They…
Gravitational Waves Can Be Gravitationally Lensed, and This Could Provide Another Way to Measure the Expansion of the Universe
Astronomers can never have enough ways to measure the expansion in the Universe, from nearby stars to distant quasars. A…
Astronomers See the Same Supernova Four Times Thanks to a Gravitational Lens
Thanks to a well-placed gravitational lens, a team of astronomers was able to observe a supernova four times!
Astronomers Have a New Way to Measure the Expansion of the Universe
A new method of measuring cosmic expansion uses multiple observations of a supernova in a lensed galaxy.
Gravitational Lensing is Helping to Nail Down Dark Matter
Using gravitational lenses, a team of astronomers showed how axions could be the particle that makes up Dark Matter.
Gravitational Waves From Pulsars Could Be Used to Probe the Interior of the Sun
Gravitational waves from known pulsars might be used to probe the interior of the Sun.
This JWST Image Shows Gravitational Lensing at its Finest
The latest image release from the James Webb Space Telescope shows another beautiful field filled with galaxies and gravitational lenses
Astronomers Think They've Found One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Seen
Using the Gravitational Lensing technique, astronomers have found evidence of what could be the largest black hole ever detected!
JWST Sees the Same Supernova Three Times in an Epic Gravitational Lens
The NASA/European Space Agency (ESA)/Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission continues to dazzle and amaze with…
The Mass of a Single Star (other than the Sun) has Been Directly Measured for the First Time
How do you measure an object's weight from a distance? You could guess at its distance and therefore derive its…