Gravity's effect on light from galaxies. Computer illustration representing how light from a distant galaxy is distorted by the gravitational effects of a nearer foreground galaxy. The foreground galaxy acts like a lens and makes the distant source appear distorted,but brighter,forming characteristic rings of light,known as Einstein rings. An analysis of the distortion has revealed that some of the distant star-forming galaxies are as bright as 40 trillion Suns,and have been magnified by the gravitational lens by up to 22 times | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NAOJ), L. Calcada (ESO), Y. Hezaveh et al. / NRAO / ALMA (ESO |
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