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James Webb Space Telescope spots Cosmic Seahorse through a gravitational lens

A gravitational lens magnifies the distant Cosmic Seahorse galaxy in this James Webb Space Telescope image released on March 28, 2023. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Rigby)

While the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) might be the most powerful off-Earth observatory ever, there are limits to how far it can see. 

Fortunately, JWST‘s already-sharp vision is aided by a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, as a stunning new image shows.

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