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October 8, 1992 12:00 AM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-1992-25

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Uses a Distant Gravitational Lens to Explore the Cosmos

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has photographed a striking mirror- image of a very distant galaxy. The observations might unlock the secrets of the dark matter mystery which has puzzled astronomers for decades.

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Credit: Richard Elis (Durham University)/NASA