european space agency

Space telescope spots rare Einstein ring' of light

Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood

Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy. The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away.

Physics World · 21h

European Space Agency’s Euclid mission spots spectacular Einstein ring

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a spectacular image of an Einstein ring – a circle of light formed around a galaxy by gravitational lensing. Taken by the €1.4bn Euclid mission, the ring is a result of the gravitational effects of a galaxy located around 590 million light-years from Earth.

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ESA's Euclid spacecraft spots 'stunning' rare Einstein Ring in far off galaxy

A European Space Agency telescope has discovered its first "extremely rare" Einstein ring in a galaxy "not too far away" nearly 600 million light years from Earth.

Gizmodo · 13h

Euclid Telescope Spots Einstein Ring Wrapped Around a Galaxy

The structure is nearly 600 million light-years from Earth and is an early display of the nascent dark matter telescope's power.

Space on MSN13h

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring in warped space-time (image)

The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about ...

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"City-killer" asteroid's odds of crashing into Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying massive space rock

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

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Airbus Hires Goldman for European Space Tie-Up to Rival Musk

Airbus SE has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for advice on an effort to forge a new European space and satellite company that ...

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European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides

Satellites have managed to detect faint electromagnetic signals generated by ocean tides, suggesting that space-born sensors ...

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ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build lunar lander

Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the 2030s, the firm said ...

A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station

U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, the Mission commander, who has a doctorate in biochemistry, is taking the necklace that she ...

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James Webb Space Telescope images bacteria-size dust grains — they'll likely turn into exoplanets

Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...

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World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032

A range of international agencies, including the European Space Agency, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, and ...

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Webb Space Telescope shines light on another fascinating secret of our universe

Webb's fiery image is an edge-on protoplanetary disc, known as HH 30, around a newly formed star that is hidden by the dark ...

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How Training In Submarines Helps Prepare Astronauts For Space Travel

Although the deep seas and space seem like opposites, there are actually enough similarities between them that their study ...

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