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Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it - Livescience.com

Einstein predicted the existence of gravitationally-warped rings of light in 1915. Now, a new one has been discovered just a cosmic stone's throw from our own planet.

By:Ben Turner
Source:Live Science
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Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it - Livescience.com
The Euclid space telescope has captured a stunning and rare "Einstein ring" magnifying light from the depths of the universe. The image shows a faint halo surrounding the nearby galaxy NGC 6505, c… [+4336 chars]

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