Feb 10, 2025 · The Einstein Ring, an extremely rare phenomenon, turned out to be hiding in plain sight in a galaxy not far away. The galaxy, called NGC 6505, is around 590 million light-years from Earth, a stone’s throw away in cosmic terms. But this is the first time that the ring of light surrounding its centre is detected, thanks to Euclid’s high ...

Feb 10, 2025 · Euclid Archive Scientist Bruno Altieri noticed a hint of an Einstein ring among images from the spacecraft’s early testing phase in September 2023. “Even from that first observation, I could see it, but after Euclid made more observations of the area, we could see a perfect Einstein ring,” Altieri said. “For me, with a lifelong interest ...

Feb 10, 2025 · Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard: a phenomenon called an Einstein ring. An Einstein ring is light from a distant galaxy bending to form a ring that appears aligned with a foreground object.

6 days ago · 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 ...

Feb 11, 2025 · Galaxy NGC 6505 and its surrounding Einstein ring, which represents light from a more distant galaxy behind it. ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, G ...

Feb 10, 2025 · A zoomed-in image of the Einstein ring created by the gravitational lens in the form of the galaxy NGC 6505. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre ...

Feb 12, 2025 · The Einstein ring surrounding the galaxy NGC 6505. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, T. Li)

5 days ago · Euclid, the European Space Agency telescope whose massive optical camera was designed and built by an international team led by UCL researchers, has captured a rare phenomenon known as an Einstein ring which reveals the extreme warping of space caused by a galaxy’s gravity. The ring turned out to be hiding in plain sight in a galaxy not far away.

Feb 10, 2025 · Euclid, the European Space Agency's dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery -- right in our cosmic backyard. Euclid blasted off on its six-year mission to explore the dark...

Feb 11, 2025 · The ring of light, known as an Einstein Ring, was discovered in September 2023 by Euclid, a space telescope on a six-year mission to map out the cosmos by observing billions of galaxies. Photos of ...