A galaxy in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of light—also known as an Einstein Ring, a result of gravitational ...

Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

A study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents a methodology to test the assumption ...

This image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is from the Frontier Fields project, using natural gravitational lenses and ...

Originally predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing is essentially the bending of light by intense gravity. To capture these three Hubble supernova images, the astronomers behind the ...

Quipu, named after the Incan system of knotted cords used for recording information, spans an astonishing 1.3 billion ...

The Euclid Space Telescope has captured a remarkable image showing an extremely rare phenomenon: a ring of light around the center of a galaxy, known as an Einstein Ring. These structures appear in ...

The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about ...

Largest Discovery: Quipu is the biggest structure found in the Universe. Content: Along with four other superstructures, it holds 45% of galaxy clusters, 30% of galaxies, 25% of matter, and occupies ...

The Einstein ring was found surrounding the galaxy NGC 6505, located a relatively close 590 million light-years from Earth.