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Gravitational lens

space Maturity 9-11

Space can act like a lens.

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Gravitational lens-full.jpg
Big things bend light. This makes stars look different. It can even make rings of light. This helps us see far away. It is so cool! Do you like looking at stars?
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Einstein cross.jpg

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File:A remote light source passing behind a gravitational lens.gif
A remote light source passing behind a...
Artist's impression of gravitational...
Gravitational lensing of distant...
Gravitational lensing of distant...
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1919 eclipse negative.jpg
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File:Einstein cross.jpg
Einstein cross.jpg
File:Black hole lensing web.gif
Black hole lensing web.gif
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Heic1401a-Abell2744-20140107.jpg
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MACS J1206.jpg
Helping Hubble SDSS J0915+3826.tif
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Galaxy cluster MACS J2129-0741 and lensed...
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