Gravitational lensing of light from some of the most distant objects known could be more widespread than had been thought. If so, it could be good — and bad — news for cosmologists.
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Turner, E. Through a lens brightly. Nature 417, 905–906 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/417905a
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