#PhotoOfTheDay: Spying a spiral through a cosmic lens

This James Webb Space Telescope photo features a rare cosmic phenomenon called an #EinsteinRing. What at first appears to be a single, strangely shaped galaxy is actually two galaxies that are separated by a large distance.

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Einstein ring

In this image from the James Webb Telescope what appears to be a single galaxy is actually two that are very far apart. The closer galaxy lies in the center of the image, while the more distant galaxy appears to be wrapped around it in a phenomenon we call an “Einstein ring.” Einstein rings occur when light from a distant galaxy gets bent by the gravity of a massive closer-by object, in this case another galaxy.

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Small Dark Matter Clump Detected in Einstein Ring 10 Billion Light-Years Away

Astronomers have identified a remarkably small dark object, likely a clump of dark matter, within the Einstein ring B1938+666, located 10 billion light-years from Earth. This discovery, detailed in studies published on October 9, 2025, in Nature Astronomy and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomica... [More info]

Using a rare Einstein ring and the power of global radio telescopes, scientists caught the invisible substance bending space itself. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/science/dark-matter-clump-einstein-ring-discovery-tadz78c0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DarkMatter #SpaceDiscovery #EinsteinRing #Astrophysics #ScienceNews

Scoperta una possibile “clump” di materia oscura: la più piccola mai osservata

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2025/10/scoperta-materia-oscura-piu-piccola-clump/

Astronomers Uncover Possibly the Largest Black Hole: It ‘Bends Light Into a Giant Einstein Ring’ - Good News Network

It may be the most massive black hole ever found. 36 billion times larger than the mass of our Sun, it was previously hidden from astronomers while existing at the heart of the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy, previously photographed by space telescopes. The giant space phenomenon bends light into a perfect Einstein ring and “whips nearby […] The post Astronomers Uncover Possibly the Largest Black Hole: It ‘Bends Light into a Giant Einstein Ring’ appear…

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Astronomen entdecken schwerstes Schwarzes Loch. In einem Einsteinring verborgener Schwerkraftgigant wiegt 36 Milliarden Sonnenmassen. #SchwarzesLoch #Einsteinring #Astronomie #CosmicHorseshoe
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Astronomen entdecken schwerstes Schwarzes Loch

Gigant der Superlative: Astronomen haben das bisher schwerste Schwarze Loch im Universum entdeckt. Mit rund 36 Milliarden Sonnenmassen liegt es nahe der

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Vandaag 10 jaar geleden https://sailing-dulce.nl/home/article-4356 #interstellar #soylentgreen #einsteinring Maandag 06-04-2015, 2e Paasdag De afgelopen twee avonden keken we naar twee SF-films, Interstellar (2014) en Soylent Green (1973). Allebei boeiend, zij het ieder op een andere manier. Interstellar is spectaculair met al zijn fraaie relativiteitseffecten, mensen die met verschillende snelheden reizen en dus in verschillend tempo verouderen. Natuurlijk was iedereen benieuwd hoe men een zwart gat zou verbeel..
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Maandag 06-04-2015, 2e Paasdag De afgelopen twee avonden keken we naar twee SF-films, Interstellar (2014) en Soylent Green (1973). Allebei boeiend, zij het ieder op een andere manier. Interstellar is...