4 Images of Same Supernova Split by Cosmic Lens (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

4 Images of Same Supernova Split by Cosmic Lens

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The image shows the galaxy's location within a hefty cluster of galaxies called MACS J1149.6+2223. Arrows (inset) point to the multiple copies of Supernova Refsdal. The four images were spotted on Nov. 11, 2014.

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Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/UCLA

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