Gravitational Lensing
Oldest and Most Distant Water in the Universe Detected
[/caption] Astronomers have found the most distant signs of water in the Universe to date. The water vapor is thought…
Water ‘Way Out There
[/caption] A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was water. Astronomers have found tell-tale signatures of…
‘Cosmic Eye’ Helps Focus on Distant Galaxy’s Formation
[/caption] Using gravitational lensing, astronomers have been able to see a young star-forming galaxy in the distant universe as it…
Clash of Clusters Separates Dark Matter From Ordinary Matter
[/caption] A powerful collision of galaxy clusters captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory provides evidence for…
Hubble Survey of Gravitational Lenses Yields Measure of Dark Matter in Distant Galaxies
[/caption] An international team of astronomers have compiled the largest-ever single collection of "gravitational lens" galaxies, and their survey yielded…
Record Breaking “Dark Matter Web” Structures Observed Spanning 270 Million Light Years Across
It is well documented that dark matter makes up the majority of the mass in our universe. The big problem…
Another Solar System Found with Saturn and Jupiter-Sized Planets
As the search for extrasolar planets continues, researchers are finding systems more and more like our own Solar System. And…
Hubble Sees an Ancient Elliptical Galaxy
As galaxies come together through successive mergers they take on the splendid spiral shape like our own Milky Way. Keep…
Forget Black Holes, How Do You Find A Wormhole?
Finding a black hole is an easy task... compared with searching for a wormhole. Suspected black holes have a massive…
Using Gravity to Find Planets in the Habitable Zone
Astronomers have several techniques to discover planets. But one of the least used so far, gravitational microlensing, might be just…