USA: The universe is distorted. And you can see it in a brand new image of the universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever in space.
The giant telescope, which orbits 1 million miles from Earth, was pointed by astronomers at a cluster of galaxies some 6.3 billion light-years away.
This galaxy cluster, known as SDSS J1226+2149, is rolling through space like a bowling ball on a mattress because it contains so many stars and planets. The distorting cosmic field magnifies and distorts distant objects.
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According to the European Space Agency, "This effect, known as gravitational lensing, occurs when a massive celestial object, such as a galaxy cluster, causes a substantial curvature of spacetime, as if by a giant lens.
In fact, there is a giant cosmic lens in the background of SDSS J1226+2149 that separates us from the objects. With the help of this natural lens and the powerful viewing capabilities of the Webb telescope
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Astronomers can see some of the earliest galaxies to ever form, which formed 13 billion years ago when the universe was still in its infancy.
You can see a moving example of how warped spacetime has distorted light in the lower right corner of the image below. These are the red, elongated shapes.
According to the space agency, the "cosmic seahorse" is a red object with a "long, bright and distorted arc spreading near the core". With such great magnification, scientists can peer into this galaxy and understand how stars form in this distant region of space.