Gravitational Lensing
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…
Webb Sees Three Galaxy Clusters Coming Together to Form a Megacluster
The latest JWST deep-field image provides a breathtaking view of Pandora's Cluster, which was previously imaged by Hubble.
Astronomers Pin Down the Age of the Most Distant Galaxy: Seen 367 Million Years After the Big Bang
Staring off into the ancient past with a $10 billion space telescope, hoping to find extraordinarily faint signals from the…