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MACS0416: A Galaxy Cluster That Bends the View
Latest story · Oct 9, 2026

MACS0416: A Galaxy Cluster That Bends the View

Some space photographs give us a single shape to recognize. This one keeps the eye moving. Small spirals, glowing ovals, red specks, and narrow arcs fill the darkness, each offering somewhere else to look. The field around MACS0416…

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