Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Gravity's Grin
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 5, 2017 is “Gravity's Grin,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / J. Irwin et al. ; Optical – NASA/STScI. The original explanation runs about 153 words.
From the explanation
“Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published over 100 years ago, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that’s what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass of X-ray and optical image data from the Chandra and Hubble space telescopes.”
— APOD editors, August 5, 2017
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 5, 2017
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / J. Irwin et al. ; Optical – NASA/STScI
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 153 words