The European Space Agency (ESA) 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 ...

Euclid image of a bright Einstein ring around galaxy NGC 6505 ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, G. Anselmi, T. Li The Euclid Space Telescope has captured a ...

The ring of light surrounding the centre of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA’s Euclid telescope, is a stunning example of an Einstein ring. NGC 6505 is acting as a gravitational lens ...

ESA's Euclid space telescope has already sent a particularly impressive image of a perfect Einstein ring to Earth during its test phase. The Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) has now ...

Euclid, the ESA spacecraft launched in July 2023 designed to observe deep space in the hope of unlocking the mysteries of the universe, spotted its first strong gravitational lens as it set about ...

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope was going through preliminary tests in September 2023 when it captured ...