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A Newly Discovered ‘Einstein’s Cross’ Reveals the Existence of a Giant Dark Matter Halo


The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable objects—suggesting that dark matter had a hand in its formation.

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