Hubble Shows Farthest Lensing Galaxy Yields Clues to Early Universe
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2014 - Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered the most distant galaxy that acts as a cosmic magnifying glass. Seen here as it looked 9.6 billion years ago, this monster elliptical galaxy breaks the previous record-holder by 200 million years. These "lensing" galaxies are so massive that their gravity bends, magnifies, and distorts light from objects behind it ... more
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