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 …

There’s a Black Hole

Shaun Keating NASA, News Feather Story 2014

NASA telescope observes light bending   NASA’s NuSTAR telescope photographs black holes. It found a very unique black hole called Markarian 335. It is unique because it is near a light source: a corona. Coronas emit X-rays, which NuSTAR can see. NuSTAR has photographed X-rays being sucked into the black hole. Scientists now have an incredible view of Einstein’s theory …