Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy

A ring of light surrounding the center of NGC 6505, a nearby galaxy, is captured by the European Space Agency

An Einstein Ring was discovered by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope in September 2023.

(Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, G. Anselmi, T. Li)