'Cosmic lens' reveals distant galaxies and helps astronomers better understand dark matter

Artist's rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope observing in space
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A new image of the massive El Gordo galaxy cluster, taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, shows 62 distorted galaxies behind the cluster.

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