Euclid telescope discovers rare Einstein ring around nearby galaxy NGC 6505
Gravitational lensing occurs when the gravity of a massive object, like a galaxy, warps the fabric of spacetime, bending the light from a more distant background object.
The ring of light surrounding the centre of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA’s Euclid telescope.(photo credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, T. Li)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
