Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery—a "Carousel Lens," a rare alignment of galaxies that could provide ...

"They're so rare, and they're incredibly useful scientifically," said Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.

Astronomers have discovered seven distant galaxies aligned with a galaxy cluster; together, they form one of the most unique configurations of galaxies ever seen. This arrangement of warped and ...

Galaxy number four is particularly interesting. Its location behind the lens is such that it creates an Einstein cross. Four ...

"This guy on Wheel of Fortune looks like a cross between Albert Einstein and Mark Twain," someone wrote. A fourth fan posted, "The guy on wheel of Fortune looks like Doc from Back to the Future." On ...

Lenses that are less spherical and more elongated, in contrast, can produce a similar phenomenon called an Einstein Cross, in which four distinct images are produced around the lensing galaxy.