Warping Space (IMAGE)

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Warping Space

Caption

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of galaxy cluster Abell 1689. This view shows Abell 1689 bending light from galaxies that lie behind the cluster to produce multiple, curved images of the distant galaxies.

Credit

NASA, N. Benitez (JHU), T. Broadhurst (Hebrew University), H. Ford (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), ACS Science Team and ESA STScI-PRC03-01a

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