Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding a new supernova, dubbed SN Zwicky. This supernova was able to be seen despite being over four billion light years away from the solar system due to gravitational lensing, a phenomenon in which a distant object is magnified as a result of the intense gravitational field of a foreground object. The lens which allowed the astronomers to witness SN Zwicky was a massive galaxy, whose gravitational force created what is known as an “Einstein Ring.” The four images of the supernova confirmed its brightness was a result of gravitational lensing, and it belongs to a group of supernovae known as “standard candles,” whose brightness can be used to calculate distances. This discovery could pave the way for new ways to study dark energy and improve current models of the universe, with the hope of finding more supernovae like SN Zwicky with the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, which is set to launch in 2025.
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