Gravitational lensing has the practical effect of a magnifying glass, microscope, or binoculars, and enables scientists to observe celestial bodies that would otherwise be too distant to discern.
This method could revolutionize the way we discover extrasolar planets, especially those that are challenging to detect due to their distance, mass, or orientation relative to Earth.
By 2027, a pair of space telescopes will be probing deep space to investigate why the universe's rate of expansion is increasing.
A new theoretical model made by Israeli astrophysicists reveals an excess of massive galaxies, in contrast to previously accepted theories.
The star, WR 124, is 15,000 lightyears away, located in the Sagitta constellation.
The images were originally meant to be calibration images of a main-belt asteroid, which astronomers discovered 25 years ago.
The nebula in question is known as the Sh2-54 nebula and is one of the many awe-inspiring cosmic structures located within the tail of the snake constellation Serpens.
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