One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight. The effect was ...

The latest image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, pictured above, also happens to be a stunning illustration of ...

In the center of the Einstein ring is a lensing galaxy called an elliptical galaxy, which is smooth and shaped like an oval.

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 ...

The Euclid space telescope has captured an Einstein ring, a rare and spectacular phenomenon, around the galaxy NGC 6505. This unprecedented observation opens new perspectives for studying dark ...

The strange sight is actually two galaxies, with the light of the second warped around the one at the front as a result of ...

This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a rare cosmic phenomenon called an Einstein ring. What at first appears to be a single, strangely shaped galaxy is ...

An elliptical galaxy (at center) is seen being wrapped by a spiral galaxy forming a single "Einstein ring," but in reality is the result of a cosmic lens overlapping the two distant celestial ...