Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it

Scientists from the Euclid mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) captured an image of a strange cosmic phenomenon, known as the "Anillo de Einstein".According to information rescued by CNN, the observations were given rather by chance.The Euclid space telescope was launched in July 2023 with the aim of studying the dark universe, that is, the parts of the cosmos that astronomers cannot see directly.The recent image is related to some of the…

The Euclid Space Telescope Captures a Rare, Stunning Einstein Ring

Sometimes, things across the vast Universe line up just right for us. The Einstein Ring above, like all Einstein Rings, has three parts. In the foreground is a distant massive object like a galaxy or galaxy cluster. In the background, at an even greater distance away, is a star or another galaxy. We’re the observers, the third part, and all three must be perfectly aligned for an Einstein Ring to appear. An Einstein Ring (ER) works by gravitation…

Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it

Einstein predicted the existence of gravitationally-warped rings of light in 1915. Now, a new one has been discovered just a cosmic stone's throw from our own planet.

Rare 'Einstein Ring' spotted around a nearby galaxy for the first time

A Euclid space telescope has spotted a rare halo of bright light known as an "Einstein Ring" in a galaxy not so far, far away.

Discovery of Stunning Einstein Ring by European Space Agency’s Euclid–the Dark Universe Detective

When parsing through images meant to test the camera on a new space telescope, scientists recently recognized a striking and rare phenomenon that had been perfectly captured by the craft. A galaxy, shining in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of white light—also known as an Einstein Ring, and the result of gravitational […] The post Discovery of Stunning Einstein Ring by European Space Agency’s Euclid–the Dark Universe Detective appe…

Einstein Was Right – Euclid Just Captured Space-Time Warping in a Perfect Cosmic Ring

Euclid, a space telescope on a mission to uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy, has already made a stunning discovery: a perfectly formed Einstein ring hidden in a well-known galaxy. This rare phenomenon, predicted by Einstein’s theory of relativity, reveals the power of gravitational lensing, allowing scientists to glimpse far-off galaxies otherwise [...]