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Gravitational Lens and Quasar PG 1115+080 (PG 1115+080 , QSO B1115+0802) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Gravitational Lens and Quasar PG 1115+080

October 26, 1998 · ESA/Hubble · PG 1115+080 , QSO B1115+0802

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Astronomers who are using the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) to observe the Gravitational Lensing of light from distant quasars have discovered new evidence about the rate at which the universe is expanding.