The stunning halo is the result of light from a distant galaxy passing through warped space-time surrounding another galaxy aligned between the distant light source and Earth. 😇
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a perfect shot of an"Einstein ring." The stunning halo is the result of light from a distant galaxy passing through warped space-time surrounding another galaxy aligned between the distant light source and Earth. The new image, which was created by a Reddit-based astronomy enthusiast, is one of the best examples of the trippy astronomical phenomenon ever captured.
This weird effect is similar to how glass lenses redirect light. Like magnifying glasses, this phenomenon also makes the light from distant galaxies appear much closer than they actually are. The only difference is that the lens is made from gravity-mangled space-time instead of glass. As a result, researchers have dubbed this trippy effect, gravitational lensing. Albert Einstein first predicted gravitational lensing in 1912, when he devised his theory of relativity.
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