10,000 times more luminous than our Milky Way, a series of the universe’s “brightest infrared galaxies” have been captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Using a natural phenomenon called gravitation lensing, the galactic imagery has been magnified to “reveal a tangled web of misshapen objects punctuated by exotic patterns, such as rings and arcs,” according to NASA. What’s even more curious about the shapes: speculating …
Every visualization you’ve ever seen of a black hole has been an illustration. As Vox points out, the closest the scientific community has ever come to seeing one was through last year’s observation of “spacetime-warping gravitational waves radiating” from the billion-year-old collision of two black holes. This is because black holes are small, far away, dark and surrounded by bright things. Now, however, a planet-sized …
ZoomArt is a portable, miniature telescope that magnifies objects up to six times in size for ultra visibility. Whether you’re scoping out precious gems on Florence’s Ponte Vecchio, the finer details of a Hieronymus Bosch painting or just out to see the many facets of your favorite city in a new light, this monocular is designed to easily fit in your bag and can be …
