First ever gravitationally lensed Type Ia supernovae discovered
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 17:01
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered three distant exploding stars that have been magnified by the immense gravity of foreground galaxy clusters, which act like 'cosmic lenses.' These supernovae are the first of their type ever to be observed magnified in this way and they offer astronomers a powerful tool to check the prescription of these massive lenses.