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Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters.

Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-s-james-webb-space...

Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz, M. Mountain, A. Koekemoer, and the HFF Team (STScI)

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