Astronomy Research

Something Just Passed Between Us and a Distant Star.

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May 28, 2026 • 48 views
Original source: Universe Today

In December 2019, astronomers detected a one hour brightening of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a classic gravitational microlensing event. These occur when a compact object bends a distant the light of a distant star as it passes in front of it. The object responsible in this instance, named...

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