Visit science.nasa.gov/science-news/... for more. Astronomers have figured out how to use the gravity of distant galaxies to bend light and magnify images, allowing them to see deeper into the cosmos than ever before.
I find it interesting that with what we are now able to discover that interested parties would put more focus on the last five words. Galileo being the intelligent man he was would probably be more interested in learning than paying attention to pettiness. Not crass, fun. Sweet and great work NASA. I for one shall continue to be an avid watcher even if the word Arctic is pronounced 'Artic' and it drives most viewers, including myself, crazy. :)
If I had only one word to describe how completely awesome this is, I guess I'd have to say WOW! I sure wish my telescope could see all of that. Thank you NASA for bringing the Universe to our homes & devices. 🌎 ✨🔭
What a incredible idea. If and when the Webb is in position could it be tired into the other telescopes? Viewing of all this huge telescopes in space now would be inconceivable to my thinking as if i know anything. wc
I think there are a lot of folks here who don't understand how "eat your heart out" is used in American English. It's not intended to be an insult, but is simply saying, "Check this amazing thing out, I bet you would like it."
Since we know gravitational lensing happens, why would this also not impact that wave length of the light as well? Dark matter is just gravitational lag which causes gravitational lensing and (here is my addition) it could cause red shift of objects giving the impression of moving away. It also stands to reason that the further an object is away, the more red shift it would have because the light needs to traverse through more dark matter to reach us.
I agree that the closing comment was a bit gauche although obviously just one of those slips we all make that we shouldn't but occasionally do. It does lead to another thought. Lets just think of the enormous rate of change in the century after Columbus, the 16th. It saw the discovery of the Americas and the whole of the East, the circumnavigation of the world, the Renaissance, the Reformation, printing and at the end, Galileo. It seems to me that the rate of change has remained much the same ever since. It is the aggregated volume of change that is increasing as a power function. Recent work on the Dark Ages seems to suggest that the pattern extends back before Columbus. I would like to see a multidisciplinary study to see how the global rate of change does vary. It could be fundamental to the modern concept of the "Anthropocene".
Each new generation either never learns or forgets that they are standing on the shoulders of the giants who came before them and all new knowledge is an offspring of their predecessors work.
If what we are seeing is shortly after 'the big bang' then is what we are seeing our own creation and therefor a bit of viewable time travel? This may sound absolutely ridiculous and/or naive but it may not be ourselves but make it possible to seek it out. Backtrack. Please do feedback. Trolling not included.
