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Peering into deep space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers find places to study gravitational lensing, an effect in which massive objects such as galaxies warp space-time itself, bending and distorting the light of even more distant galaxies behind them. Each distorted arc, ring or multiplied galaxy image acts as a natural cosmic magnifying glass, offering astronomers a …

“36-Billion-Sun Black Hole Found Sleeping”: Astronomers Spot Hidden Giant in Orange Galaxy Using Precision Gravitational Lensing  Rude Baguette ‘Most massive black hole ever discovered’ is detected  The Royal Astronomical Society The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns  Space A 36 Billion Solar Mass Black Hole Detected Thanks To Gravitational Lensing  Universe Today We’ve discovered the most …