Astronomers have observed a white dwarf acting as a magnifying glass for another, Sun-like star that it is orbiting. The binary star system, 808 parsecs (2,600 light years) away from Earth in the ...

Related: A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing? The supernova was a type Ia, meaning it was the destruction of a white dwarf star. It exploded over four billion light-years away ...

When shopping for a magnifying mirror with light, it is crucial to consider the magnification level. The magnification level determines how much detail you can see. A 5x magnification level is ...