BY - srushti sharma
One light mass is surrounded by four lesser spots, suggesting a flower with blue petals, in a recent view of galaxies from the European Southern Observatory
The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument at the ESO's VLT in Chile was used to make these observations
The four 'petals' are actually pictures of a far-off galaxy that is hidden behind the primary orange galaxy
The hidden galaxy appears in this particular alignment as four pictures placed around the main galaxy, or "lens," creating the Einstein Cross, a cross- or flower-shaped pattern.
When light from a far-off object comes within close proximity to a large object in space, gravitational lensing occurs, which causes the light to bend or curve
This bending affects the faraway object's position or appearance as seen from Earth. This occurrence is referred to as gravitational lensing
General relativity was first proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, and one of its most important predictions was hat the path of light as it travelled through spacetime may be affected by large objects like galaxies or stars
Magnification is a significant result of gravitational lensing distortion because it enables us to detect objects that would otherwise be too faint and far away to be noticed
This phenomenon aids in determining galaxy mass profiles and fine-tuning cosmic parameters by providing priceless insights into astrophysics and cosmology