This artist concept depicts an ultra-dense dead star, called a white dwarf, passing in front of a small red star. NASA planet-hunting Kepler was able to detect gravitational lensing by measuring a strangely subtle dip in the star brightness.
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Title: Dead Star Warps Light of Red Star Artist Animation
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2013-04-04
Rights: JPL
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