One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight. The effect was first observed in 1919 during a total solar eclipse. Since stars appear as ...

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a cosmic mirage known as an Einstein ring, where the light ...

So much so that the cosmic phenomenon is called an "Einstein ring." Einstein rings happen when light from one distant object is bent around the mass of another, slightly closer and even larger object.

The NASA James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of an Einstein ring ... and the early universe's formation. The image is a ring system observed when light coming from a distant ...

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning photograph of an Einstein ring. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) shared this unusual sighting to the public ...

A jaw-dropping new space image shows one galaxy hiding behind another. The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational ...

Astronomers using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to survey distant galaxies spotted an unusual, chance phenomenon called an "Einstein ring." It's not an actual object, but a warped ...