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Euclid Telescope Spots Rare Einstein Ring'

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.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 3d

Astronomers Discover Extremely Rare Einstein Ring in Early Euclid Telescope Data, Revealing Warped Space-Time

Euclid space telescope sent some images back to Earth during an early testing phase. While reviewing the pictures, astronomer and Euclid archive scientist Bruno Altieri found something incredibly rare: an Einstein ring circling a galaxy.

Gizmodo · 4d

Euclid Telescope Spots Einstein Ring Wrapped Around a Galaxy

The structure is nearly 600 million light-years from Earth and is an early display of the nascent dark matter telescope's power.

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Space telescope reveals rare ‘Einstein ring’ phenomenon with startling clarity

There are between 100 and 1,000 Einstein ring-like objects known, but only a few tens of them have been observed at the level of detail provided by the Euclid telescope, he said. While a distance ...

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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring in warped space-time (image)

C. Cuillandre, T. Li The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ...

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