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Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters. (astronomy, space exploration, galaxies)

How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?

Infinite space background with silhouette of telescope. This image elements furnished by NASA.

Telescopes: Seeing Stars

Planet Jupiter with its moon Io at left, photographed by the Cassini orbiter during the Cassini-Huygens mission, 2000. spacecraft

7 Important Dates in Jupiter History

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Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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Galileo

Galileo

Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician

Guillaume Amontons

French physicist

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Polish-born Dutch physicist

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barometer. Antique Barometer with readout. Technology measurement, mathematics, measure atmospheric pressure

Fun Facts of Measurement & Math