Astronomers Amazed by Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Gleaming in Space

www.sciencealert.com Astronomers Amazed by Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Gleaming in Space

Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest phenomena in our skies: a perfect ring of light.

"An Einstein ring is an example of strong gravitational lensing," says astronomer Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany. "That ish is so damn cool". Says sumguyonline a citizen of the United States of America

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