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Astronomy

How Gravitational Lensing Reveals Dark Matter Distribution

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Gravitational lensing can reveal the presence of dark matter even in a galaxy cluster that contains more mass than a trillion suns, yet emits no light at all.

Why this is interesting

You’ve seen photos of distant galaxies that look smeared into arcs and rings. What if those distorted images are actually a map of something invisible?