Microlensing is Revealing a Hidden Universe
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Microlensing, an astronomical technique based on trippy relativistic effects is exposing chance alignments in the universe—and the unexplored frontiers that they reveal.
The original post: /r/space by /u/EricFromOuterSpace on 2024-09-16 15:08:17.

Original Title: A scrappy little astronomical community is using “Microlensing,” a form of gravitational lensing, to reveal Earth-sized worlds, hidden black holes, and a host of mysterious phenomena in space. Microlensing alignments are short-lived compared to larger lenses that endure far beyond human timescales.