Staring Into the Abyss

Shaun Keating NASA, News Feather Story 2015, Space

Hubble telescope finds “smiley face” galaxy. The Hubble Telescope has spotted a “smiley face.” The face is a galaxy cluster called SDSS J1038+4849. The orange eyes are two different galaxies. The smile is created by “gravitational lensing.” It occurs due to their gravitational pull bending time and space. The illusion is caused by a psychological trick called pareidolia. The image …