Processed image of a distorted spiral galaxy (IMAGE)

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Processed image of a distorted spiral galaxy

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Processed image of a spiral galaxy, as might be observed after lensing effects have distorted the galaxy's true shape. By measuring the orbital motion of gas within a distant galaxy (seen here in pink), gravitational distortions can be measured much more precisely than was previously possible.

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Original image by ESA / Hubble & NASA / Flickr user Det58, image modification by Pol Gurri

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