On September 29, 2026, NASA released a new image obtained using the James Webb Space Telescope. The image captures the galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300, whose golden galaxies create an effect resembling a fun house with distorting mirrors. The orange galaxies grouped on one side of the image are not actually separate objects of the cluster — they are the result of a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. The massive galaxy cluster warps spacetime so strongly that light from more distant objects located behind it bends, stretches, and is sometimes duplicated, creating visual distortions and repetitions. This effect, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity, allows astronomers to study objects from the early Universe that would be too dim or distant to observe without such natural magnification. Thanks to gravitational lensing, the James Webb Telescope is able to look deeper into space and further back in time, capturing light that has traveled billions of light-years. The new image is another example of how James Webb helps scientists explore the structure and evolution of the Universe, providing unique data on mass distribution in galaxy clusters and the properties of distant cosmic objects.