CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday.The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.Astronomers have known about this galaxy for more than a century and so were surprised when Euclid revealed the bright glowing ring, reported in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
is taking part in its mission to detect dark energy and dark matter in the universe.
Telescope Spots Rare 'Einstein Ring' Of Light Around Galaxy In Our Cosmic Neighborhood
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