This page describes an image A gravitational lens magnifies one of the first stars
Image caption:
This image zooms in on a star formed within the first billion years after the birth of the Universe (at a redshift of 6.2). The Hubble Space Telescope detected this light using a technique called gravitational lensing. A massive galaxy cluster between the observer and the imaged star creates a distorted and warped image of the parent galaxy and reveals its features.
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Image credit:
NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI) Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Gravitational Lens
, Star
Categories:
Cosmology
, Stars
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Image caption: Questa immagine ingrandisce una stella che si é formata nel primo miliardo di anni dopo la nascita dell'Universo (a un redshift di 6,2). Il telescopio spaziale Hubble ha rilevato questa luce grazie ad un fenomeno definito come lente gravitazionale. Un massiccio ammasso di galassie posto tra l'osservatore e la stella fotografata crea un'immagine distorta e deformata della galassia madre e ne rivela le caratteristiche.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, B. Welch (JHU), D. Coe (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)
Related glossary terms: Lente gravitazionale , Stella Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
