Abell 1689 Zoom

Galaxy Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens" Magnifies Light of Distant Galaxies

A massive cluster of yellowish galaxies, seemingly caught in a red and blue spider web of eerily distorted background galaxies, makes for a spellbinding picture from the new Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. To make this unprecedented image of the...

Gravitational Lens Arcs in Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689

A selection of cropped images from a NASA Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys view of one of the most massive galaxy clusters known, called Abell 1689. These close-ups show "lensed" images of background galaxies that have been brightened and smeared by the...

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Galaxies Magnified by Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689's "Gravitational Lens"

Gravitational Lensing Illustration

Simulation of a gravitational lens moving against a background field of galaxy. The gravity of the mass of the foreground object warps space. This bends the light of background galaxies making them appear distorted and brighter.

Gravitational Lensing Illustration

Simulation of a gravitational lens moving across the Baltimore City skyline. The lens is produced by a compact and massive object, which bends space around it. This distorts light coming from any object behind the lens. The simulation shows how the lens distorts the background...

Gravitational Lensing Illustration

Simulation of light of distant galaxies as it is seen through dark matter or a gravitational lens, produced by the warping of space by galaxies and dark matter. This simulation shows how the lens distorts the background galaxies by bending the light and causing the light of the...

Interview with Holland Ford - Clip 1

Holland Ford, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, discussing the results to be published at the AAS Meeting and the science behind Gravitational Lensing.

Interview with Holland Ford - Clip 2

Holland Ford, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at John Hopkins University, discussing the results to be published at the AAS Meeting and the science behind Gravitational Lensing.

Interview with Narciso Benitez - Clip 1

Narciso Benitez, Associate Research Scientist at John Hopkins University, discussing the objects now able to study with the application of Gravitational Lensing and the impact Gravitational Lensing has on scientific theories.

Interview with Narciso Benitez - Clip 2

Narciso Benitez, Associate Research Scientist at John Hopkins University, discussing the objects now able to study with the application of Gravitational Lensing and the impact Gravitational Lensing has on scientific theories.

Interview with Kerry Zekser – Clip 1

Kerry Zekser Graduate Student Research Assistant at John Hopkins University, on the benefits to science on using the HST, the ACS and the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster.

Interview with Kerry Zekser – Clip 2

Kerry Zekser Graduate Student Research Assistant at John Hopkins University, on the benefits to science on using the HST, the ACS and the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster.