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This Einstein Cross Shouldn't Be Possible, Can Only Be Explained With Dark Matter

2025-09-27 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
Anton Petrov
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Discovery of the Five-Image Einstein Cross Revealing Dark Matter Halo

This discussion explains how an unprecedented gravitational lensing event, featuring a five-image Einstein Cross from the Hurst-3 system, provides crucial, visible proof for the existence of massive, invisible dark matter halos.

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  • Review the fundamental physics validating Einstein's theory through gravitational lensing observations.
  • Identify the three main types of lensing: strong, weak, and microlensing, noting their distinct observational outcomes.
  • Highlight the unprecedented Hurst-3 discovery: an Einstein Cross showing a fifth image located precisely where the lensing mass should be located.
  • Conclude that modeling this fifth image requires invoking a massive, unseen dark matter halo, offering physical evidence for its structure. This analysis grounds complex cosmological concepts—from historical validation to current dark matter mapping—using the latest telescope data, showing how we use distant light to study the invisible universe.

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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a discovery of a strange Einstein Cross shape in the night skies Links: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adf204 Previous videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ypvkEcd2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyGUGyyWgto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzncIFtPYGA #einstein #einsteinlens #astronomy 0:00 Gravitational lensing 2:20 How this works 3:20 Different types of gravitational lensing 5:00 Einstein crosses and how they are produced 6:55 This cross doesn't make sense 8:55 Explanations - dark matter halo 10:50 What this image is showing us 11:30 What's next? Conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

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@ralfaralf6805 2025-09-28

I‘m watching your videos almost every evening before sleeping and I truly believe hearing „hello wonderful person“ every day has significantly contributed to my improved mental health over the last couple years. Thanks for your wonderful videos everyday 🤗

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@theundone777 2025-09-28

I love how Anton's videos went from " look at this cool stuff we think we understand" to " look at this cool stuff we absolutely do not understand" as a result of JWST. It's a beautiful thing ❤

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@jimcurtis9052 2025-09-27

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you. 🙂

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@robertsherwood2153 2025-09-28

I think they should call a "smiley face" lensing effect an 'Anton'😁❤️

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@cliffsidebreeze 2025-09-27

Eddington's picture and that era of science is fascinating. Would encourage anyone to dive deeper into it. Such a cool story.

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@Captain.AmericaV1 2025-09-28

*When you smile into the void of the universe .... The universe smiles back!!* 😎

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@FrequentingRooftops 2025-09-28

This is heavy. -Doc Brown

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