NASA's Hubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Hubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass

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The mammoth galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is so massive that its powerful gravity bends the light from galaxies far behind it, making these otherwise unseen background objects appear larger and brighter than they would normally.

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NASA, J. Lotz, (STScI)

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