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 ...

Each repeated appearance is given a letter. - Giant Einstein Cross: "Of particular interest is the discovery of an Einstein ...

"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.