Re:Hubble Telescope Discovers a Light-Bending 'Einstein Ring...
by InclinedPlane on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:09PM
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Yes actually, sort of. Gravitational lensing of remote galaxies is one of the core techniques for mapping the 3D distribution of mass in nearer galaxies and galaxy clusters, which makes it a fantastic tool for studying dark matter. Occasionally they find these Einstein rings as well.
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