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WOW! The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a bizarre'mirror image' glimpse of a faraway galaxy.
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In a breathtaking new image of a faraway galaxy, NASA's venerable space telescope detects a double.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy SGAS J143845+145407, which is located in the northern constellation Boötes, one of the biggest constellations in the sky. Strong gravitational lensing, an astronomical phenomenon that may bend, magnify, or even duplicate the appearance of faraway galaxies, is responsible for the mirror image of the galaxy at the centre of this new image.
Gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body—such as a galaxy cluster—causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens. Appropriately, the body causing the light to curve is called a gravitational lens, and the distorted background object is referred to as being 'lensed.'
The brilliant light from SGAS J143845 appears as an arc or ring around each side of the object that stands between the distant galaxy and the space telescope in the middle of the new Hubble image. Several additional galaxies and cosmic objects may also be seen in the image.
Hubble is outfitted with sophisticated scientific sensors that enable it to catch faint and distant gravitational lenses that ground-based observatories are unable to detect owing to atmospheric blurring.
Astronomers can also use gravitational lensing to detect objects that would otherwise be too far away or too dim to see. The foreground object's distortion functions as a natural magnifying glass, zooming in on more distant celestial objects. According to the ESA statement, Hubble can catch light from more distant objects in order to identify their form and interior structure.
The latest image of the galaxy SGAS J143845 was acquired as part of a broader Hubble mission to investigate early universe galaxies using gravitational lensing to view the galaxies up close.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy SGAS J143845+145407, which is located in the northern constellation Boötes, one of the biggest constellations in the sky. Strong gravitational lensing, an astronomical phenomenon that may bend, magnify, or even duplicate the appearance of faraway galaxies, is responsible for the mirror image of the galaxy at the centre of this new image.
Gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body—such as a galaxy cluster—causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens. Appropriately, the body causing the light to curve is called a gravitational lens, and the distorted background object is referred to as being 'lensed.'
The brilliant light from SGAS J143845 appears as an arc or ring around each side of the object that stands between the distant galaxy and the space telescope in the middle of the new Hubble image. Several additional galaxies and cosmic objects may also be seen in the image.
Hubble is outfitted with sophisticated scientific sensors that enable it to catch faint and distant gravitational lenses that ground-based observatories are unable to detect owing to atmospheric blurring.
Astronomers can also use gravitational lensing to detect objects that would otherwise be too far away or too dim to see. The foreground object's distortion functions as a natural magnifying glass, zooming in on more distant celestial objects. According to the ESA statement, Hubble can catch light from more distant objects in order to identify their form and interior structure.
The latest image of the galaxy SGAS J143845 was acquired as part of a broader Hubble mission to investigate early universe galaxies using gravitational lensing to view the galaxies up close.
Thanks for watching.
Tags:
#nasa #hubble #gravitationallensing #jwst #nasa #jameswebbspacetelescope #webbtelescope #jwst #universe #mysterioussignal #galaxy #webbtelescopeupdates #jwstimages #photons #firstgalaxy #webbtelescopeupdates #interstellar #webbselfie #webbtelescopeimage #alienlife #jameswebbspacetelescope #nasa #galaxy #star #webbtelscopenewimages #HD84406 #webbtelescopeupdates
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