Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, ...
Quipu: Astronomers spot the largest known object in the universe
Astronomers have identified "Quipu," the largest known structure in the universe, stretching billions of light-years across. This cosmic giant challenges our understanding of the universe's formation ...
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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring in warped space-time (image)
The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ring has allowed researchers ...
Hubble Captures a Stunning Cosmic Cloud That Builds Stars
The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.
The Westerlund 1 star cluster: Hubble unveils detailed structure
Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a supermassive galactic open cluster designated Westerlund ...
Space breakthrough as largest known object in the universe discovered
Quipu, named after the Incan system of knotted cords used for recording information, spans an astonishing 1.3 billion ...