NASA Shares Stupendous ‘Smiling’ Galaxy Clusters
Gravitational lensing bends light from distant galaxies into a face-like pattern, and NASA says the image was originally captured in 2015.
- On Sunday, Oct. 11, NASA Hubble captured a galaxy cluster designated SDSS J1038+4849 that appears to form a distinct smiley face in the universe.
- NASA described the 'upbeat-looking galaxy cluster' as an example of gravitational lensing, where massive structures warp spacetime and act as a cosmic lens.
- The cluster's eyes are actually bright orange galaxies, while the smile lines are arcs of distorted light; NASA originally captured this image in 2015.
- Astronomers use gravitational lensing as a natural magnifying glass to observe faint, distant galaxies and map dark matter distributions in massive clusters.
- Social media users reacted with humor to the cosmic smile; Indrajith joked, 'Aliens have finally discovered Emojis. No need to send super complicated signals now.
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NASA has shared a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of a galaxy cluster that resembles a smiling human face. The unusual shape in the image is caused by gravitational lensing, where giant celestial bodies bend light.
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