"JWST's Unprecedented Discovery: Farthest Gravitational Lens Ever Found"

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered the farthest gravitational lens ever, showcasing the bending and magnification of light caused by the presence of massive objects in space. The lensing system, located 17 billion light-years away, consists of a compact, massive galaxy acting as the lens and a more distant galaxy whose light is stretched into a ring-like shape. This discovery demonstrates the unique capabilities of JWST in observing distant galaxies and studying the effects of Einstein's theory of general relativity in action.
Topics:science#astronomy#distant-galaxies#einsteins-relativity#gravitational-lens#jwst#spacetime-distortion
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