Thursday, May 11, 2006

Pursuing the Invisible with Einstein's Lens

Though he couldn't be observed directly, the Invisible Man knew his presence could be betrayed by his effect on visible things. Employing a similar principle, a team led by Andrew Gould of Ohio State University will hunt for hard-to-see celestial objects, like black holes and dark matter, by observing how they affect light coming from stars behind them.
Pursuing the Invisible with Einstein's Lens

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