See Gravity Bend Light In New Telescope Images
Einstein Cross Configuration These two images show one example of a gravitational lens. The light from one quasar has been distorted so that the quasar appears four times. In the center of the four is the galaxy whose gravitational pull is causing the distortion. Space Warps A citizen science website wants your help to spot gravitational lenses in never-before-seen pictures. Take an object that's massive enough, and it will bend light around it in what scientists call a gravitational lens. Want to see one for yourself? Maybe you can. Citizen science website Zooniverse is hosting a project where you can spot gravitational lenses in images collected by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, but never before seen by humans. Join the project at Spacewarps.org. The site will teach you what to look for. All you have to do is click on galaxies that look like they're being lensed by nearby neighbors. Finding gravitational lenses is helpful...