An Einstein ring, also known as an Einstein–Chwolson ring or Chwolson ring (named for Orest Chwolson), is created when light from a galaxy or star passes by a massive object en route to the Earth. Due to gravitational lensing, the light is diverted, making it seem to …

Feb 10, 2025 · Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard: a phenomenon called an Einstein ring. An Einstein ring is light from a distant galaxy bending to form a ring that appears aligned with a foreground object.

Feb 11, 2025 · Einstein rings occur when light from a distant galaxy bends to form a glowing ring around another object in the foreground as that object is being observed. The rarely observed rings are named for ...

Feb 11, 2025 · “An Einstein ring is an example of strong gravitational lensing,” lead author Conor O’Riordan, an astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, explains in the ...

Feb 10, 2025 · Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest phenomena in our skies: a perfect ring of light. The phenomenon is known as an Einstein ring, and it was discovered circumscribing the galaxy NGC 6505 in data collected by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope.

Feb 10, 2025 · Euclid’s new Einstein ring. The Einstein ring that Euclid spotted is located in the galaxy NGC 6505.It is only a hop, skip, and a jump away from Earth at 590 million light-years away.

Feb 10, 2025 · A zoomed-in image of the Einstein ring created by the gravitational lens in the form of the galaxy NGC 6505. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre ...

6 days ago · The Einstein ring is formed by gravitational lensing, with the mass of galaxy NGC 6505 bending and magnifying the light from a more distant galaxy into a ring. NGC 6505 is a well-known galaxy only around 590 million light-years from Earth, and Euclid’s discovery of a spectacular Einstein ring here was unexpected.

Sep 2, 2022 · NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a perfect shot of an "Einstein ring." The stunning halo is the result of light from a distant galaxy passing through warped space-time surrounding...

Feb 12, 2025 · "An Einstein ring is an example of strong gravitational lensing," study lead author Conor O'Riordan, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, said in a statement. "All ...