Jan 6, 2025 · Hubble image of Abell 370, a galaxy cluster located nearly 45 billion light-years away from Earth that features several arcs of light, including the "Dragon Arc" (lower left of center). These arcs are caused by gravitational lensing, wherein light from distant galaxies far behind the massive galaxy cluster coming toward Earth is bent around ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Abell 370, a galaxy cluster located nearly 4 billion light-years away from Earth features several arcs of light, including the "Dragon Arc" (lower left of center). These arcs are caused by gravitational lensing: Light from distant galaxies far behind the massive galaxy cluster coming toward Earth is bent around Abell 370 by its massive gravity ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Using the extraordinary capabilities of NASA’s Webb Telescope and the natural phenomenon of gravitational lensing, astronomers have achieved an unprecedented feat: observing individual stars in a galaxy called Dragon Arc that is 6.5 billion light-years away.

Jan 7, 2025 · Light bent around the galaxy cluster, the Center for Astrophysics said, and turned the Dragon Arc, which is normally spiral-shaped, into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions." That allowed...

Jan 6, 2025 · CfA's Sun found this treasure trove of stars while inspecting JWST images of a galaxy known as the Dragon Arc, located along the line of sight from Earth behind a massive cluster of galaxies...

Jan 6, 2025 · Abell 370, a galaxy cluster located nearly 4 billion light-years away from Earth features several arcs of light, including the "Dragon Arc" (below center).

Jan 7, 2025 · Photos from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed more than 40 stars within the gravitationally lensed "Dragon Arc" galaxy, 6.5 billion light-years from Earth.

Jan 6, 2025 · The effect of gravitational lensing then stretched the Dragon Arc's signature spiral into an elongated shape, "like a hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," according to the press release ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Abell 370, a galaxy cluster located nearly 4 billion light-years away from Earth features several arcs of light, including the "Dragon Arc" (lower left of center).

Jan 6, 2025 · Peering Into the Cosmos: The Dragon Arc Discovery. The discovery of 44 stars within the Dragon Arc galaxy is a monumental achievement. Previously thought impossible, observing individual stars in a galaxy so distant is akin to spotting grains of sand from miles away.