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Einstein ring spotted around galaxy a ‘mere’ 500 million light years away
The distant galaxy has not been observed before and has not yet been named. Professor Thomas Collett, from the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, said such rings can ...
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Light From a Distant Galaxy Encircles a Nearer One, Called an Einstein Ring
The ring of light surrounding the centre of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA’s Euclid telescope, is a stunning example of an Einstein ring. NGC 6505 is acting as a gravitational lens, bending ...
Scientists discover a rare “Einstein ring” near our Galaxy that will test Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity
A rare Einstein ring spotted near our galaxy offers a unique chance to test Einstein’s general relativity and study the ...