Gravity Makes Distant Galaxies Look Bent

Adapted by News by Levels November 13, 2026

Different telescopes provide different views.

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In this lesson: Identify why arcs appear and compare telescope views.

Read and understand · 1/2What bends the light? A telescope changing its focus Gravity Light travelling through a camera lens

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Gravity. The first paragraph attributes the bending to gravity.

Clue: NASA shared Hubble images of gravitational lenses on November 12. Gravity bends light from distant galaxies, making arcs in the images.

Read and understand · 2/2Which telescope covers a wider area? Roman Hubble The text says they cover equal areas

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Roman. The second paragraph contrasts Roman’s wider area with Hubble’s detail.

Clue: Hubble shows individual lenses in detail. The Roman telescope can cover a wider area to find more of them.

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To introduces the purpose of covering a wider area: finding more gravitational lenses.

Explain the arcs and the different views of the two telescopes.

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Gravity bends light from distant galaxies and makes arcs. Hubble shows individual lenses in detail, while Roman covers a wider area.

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