Webb image shows distant galaxies magnified by gravitational lensing
NASA says the orange galaxies appear distorted and magnified by the mass of the foreground cluster MACS J0454.1-0300.
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- NASA released the James Webb Space Telescope image on Sept. 29, 2026.
- The agency says the orange galaxies lie much farther away than the cluster and are not members of it.
The image illustrates how a galaxy cluster can bend and magnify light from more distant objects.
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NASA describes the golden galaxies as part of the cluster MACS J0454.1-0300. It says the orange galaxies are farther away, with their light bent and magnified by gravitational lensing from the cluster’s mass.
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Webb image shows distant galaxies magnified by gravitational lensingNASA
NASA says the orange galaxies appear distorted and magnified by the mass of the foreground cluster MACS J0454.1-0300.NASA
NASA released the James Webb Space Telescope image on Sept. 29, 2026.NASA
The agency says the orange galaxies lie much farther away than the cluster and are not members of it.NASA
The image illustrates how a galaxy cluster can bend and magnify light from more distant objects.NASA
NASA describes the golden galaxies as part of the cluster MACS J0454.1-0300.NASA
It says the orange galaxies are farther away, with their light bent and magnified by gravitational lensing from the cluster’s mass.NASA