Supernova from the Universe’s Childhood
A massive galaxy cluster acts as a giant lens. Its gravity warps the fabric of space, and the light of distant objects, bending around this curvature, is amplified and split into multiple images.
A Two-Hour Flare
In the early hours of March 4, 2020, the TESS telescope, normally on the hunt for planets around other stars, spotted something odd in a far-off galaxy. The light from an object called AT 2020afjz flared and faded in just a couple of hours, quicker than it takes a cup of coffee to cool.