Hubble telescope finds “smiley face” galaxy.

1. The Hubble Telescope has spotted a “smiley face.”
2. The face is a galaxy cluster called SDSS J1038+4849.
3. The orange eyes are two different galaxies.
4. The smile is created by “gravitational lensing.”
5. It occurs due to their gravitational pull bending time and space.
6. The illusion is caused by a psychological trick called pareidolia.
7. The image was found in the Hubble database by Judy Schmidt.
8. More pictures can be found at www.hubblesite.org/gallery/

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