A wormhole is a bizarre fictional tunnel through space-time that may act as a cosmic magnifier for the objects behind it
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February 2, 2023
A wormhole connects two points in spacetime (if one exists). Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo/Alamy
If wormholes (strange tunnels connecting two regions of space-time) exist, we might be able to find them in a way that magnifies light. This phenomenon, in which light from behind a space object is stretched around the object because of its gravitational field, is called the gravitational lensing effect, and wormholes may be some of the most powerful lenses around them.
Gravitational lensing is fairly common in the universe and is being used to probe some of the universe’s greatest mysteries, including dark matter…
