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We May Have Just Found Evidence of a Cosmic String: a 'Crease' in The Universe (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

According to an analysis of the properties of the pair, the two galaxies may not be distinct objects, but a duplicate image caused by a trick of the light. And the reason the light is duplicated could be because of a scar in the space between us and the galaxy, creating a gravitational lens.