A galaxy nicknamed Misty Moons offers a glimpse of early star formation - Phys.org
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A galaxy nicknamed Misty Moons offers a glimpse of early star formation - Phys.org

Source:Phys.Org
Author:Shreejaya Karantha

Gravitational lensing is one of astronomy’s best tricks for seeing the early universe. When a massive galaxy cluster sits in between the observer and a distant object, its gravity bends and magnifies the distant object’s light, acting like a giant natural mag…