Gravitational lensing creates multiple images of the same supernova

[CaptDude]

Here is a link to an interesting article I wanted to share with the community. It talks about how astronomers are watching the same supernova over and over again due to gravitational lensing. The data they are gathering will supposedly shed new insights into dark matter as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/s...ching-reruns.html?partner=EXCITE&ei=5043&_r=0

 

[Chronos]

The full study can be found at http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.6009

 

[wabbit]

The full study can be found at http://arxiv.org/abs/1411.6009

Thanks to both posters fort the links, this is a truly beautiful observation.