<ul><li>The European Space Agency's Euclid mission has captured a spectacular image of an Einstein ring, formed by gravitational lensing.</li><li>Euclid, launched in July 2023, is equipped with a 1.2 m-diameter telescope, a camera, and a spectrometer to map the distribution of galaxies.</li><li>The Einstein ring observed by Euclid is the result of the mass of galaxy NGC 6505 bending and magnifying light from a distant galaxy.</li><li>Studying such rings can provide insights into the expansion of the universe and the nature of dark matter.</li></ul>

European Space Agency’s Euclid mission spots spectacular Einstein ring

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