Prof Stephen SerjeantVery happy to have been part of the @ec_euclid discovery of a jaw-droppingly beautiful gravitational lens in our cosmic back yard. Here's an explainer video (with subtitles for accessibility) that I made for the @OpenUniversity and I'll post a few more links in this thread #astrodon
Original ESA press release of the @ec_euclid beautiful discovery https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_discovers_a_stunning_Einstein_ring
Coverage by some UK media: Daily Mail (who I was delighted worked really hard with me to get to grips with the science), The Guardian, The Independent https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14379797/Einstein-ring-spotted-galaxy-mere-500-million-light-years-away.html?ico=authors_pagination_desktop , https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/10/euclid-telescope-captures-einstein-ring-revealing-warping-of-space ,
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/scientists-albert-einstein-earth-germany-nasa-b2695225.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/scientists-albert-einstein-earth-germany-nasa-b2695225.html
Telegraph, Sun, Sky, New Scientist, Today Programme https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/10/rare-einstein-ring-found-earths-cosmic-backyard-ngc-6505/ , https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/33286942/einstein-ring-rare-galaxy-space-scientists-euclid/ , https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-spot-rare-einstein-ring-of-light-from-far-away-galaxy-which-has-never-been-observed-before-13306667 , https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467413-stunning-image-shows-the-closest-ever-einstein-ring/ , from 2h47m35s at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0027t54
