Gravitationally Lensed Supernova Refsdal | Hubble’s Inside the Image

Gravitationally Lensed Supernova Refsdal | Hubble’s Inside the Image

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken an image of a lensing galaxy cluster that caught the same supernova, nicknamed Refsdal, exploding four different times!

In this video, Dr. Brian Welch explains this breathtaking image and how important Hubble is to exploring the mysteries of the universe.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Producer, Director & Editor: James Leigh

Director of Photography: James Ball

Executive Producers: James Leigh & Matthew Duncan

Production & Post: Origin Films 

Video Credits:

Hubble Space Telescope Animation:

ESA/Hubble - M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen

 Animations of Galaxy Cluster With Gravitational Lensing & Lensed Supernova: 

ESA/Hubble - L. Calçada

Artist’s Impression of Gravitational Lensing:

ESA/Hubble - M. Kornmesser

Animations of Lensed Supernova Detections: 

NASA & ESA

Release Date: May 17, 2024

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