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.

Spilker was not involved in the new study, but has previously observed an Einstein ring using the James Webb Space Telescope that was described in a June 2023 study he coauthored with an ...

(AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday. The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 ...

said Monday that its Euclid space telescope has detected a rare bright halo of light around a nearby galaxy. Known as an Einstein ring, the halo was captured in photos encircling a galaxy nearly ...

An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023. Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy A rare ring of light ...

with the bright Einstein ring aligned with it, captured by European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope. (European Space Agency via AP) </p><p>“All strong lenses are special, because they’re ...

A stunning halo of light in a nearby galaxy has been captured by Europe's Euclid space telescope. Known as the "Einstein ring," the halo exists in a galaxy about 590 million light-years away ...