Looking halfway across the observable universe and expecting to see individual stars is considered a non-starter in astronomy ...

While the extra-galactic stars provided a microlensing effect, large clusters of dark matter provided a macrolensing effect.

Photos from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed more than 40 stars within the gravitationally lensed "Dragon Arc" ...

Taking advantage of a cosmic 'double lens,' astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age.

Scientists have discovered 44 previously unknown stars which had been hidden behind a cluster of galaxies. Physicists at ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope identified over 40 stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away, thanks to ...

The galaxy Dragon Arc was observed along the line of sight to the galaxy cluster Abell 370, which acts as a cosmic magnifying glass.

The cutting-edge observatory is charged with seeing some of the earliest visible light, and the recent image achieves a new ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered dozens of ancient stars in the distant Dragon Arc galaxy, revealing new insights into the universe's formation and evolution.

Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can observe some incredibly distant galaxies, stretching all the ...

Gravitational lenses have been used previously to resolve individual stars in the distant Universe. Using the microlensing of ...

A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.