The Euclid Space Telescope photographed Einstein Ring

According to RCO News Agency, The Euclid Space Telescope has recorded a rare phenomenon called the Eintein Ring, which shows the severe curvature of space due to the gravity of the galaxy.

Quoted by the Guardian, The stunning photo of the Euclid Space Telescope shows a close galaxy called “NGC 6505” surrounded by a complete circle of light. This loop shows a brief look at a farther galaxy that is right behind the NGC ۲۰۱۵, and the light of the stars is bent around the galaxy.

“This is a beautiful, extraordinary and exciting finding in our first data,” said Professor Stephen Serjeant. It is very rare to get the image of the Einstein ring with this excellent quality. We see a background galaxy from the galaxy of a background galaxy.

Einstein’s theory of “general relativity” predicts that light will bend around the large space bodies. This means that galaxies can act as large lenses. Einstein’s rings are like strong equipment for astronomers because they show a performance that otherwise hide from view and represent the masses of the middle galaxy, including any hidden mass in the form of dark matter.

In this case, astronomers estimate that the background galaxy accounts for approximately 2 % of the dark matter. Given that the dark matter is thought to be mastered by the content of the universe, the statistics are relatively low.

The discovery of the secrets of dark matter and dark energy, which make up a total of 5 % of the world, is the main purpose of the European Space Agency’s 1 billion euro mission. Finally, the telescope, which can detect galaxies up to 2 billion light -years away, intends to create the largest 3D cosmic map. This map allows astronomers to understand the distribution of dark matter on a large scale and reveal the effect of dark energy.

The Euclid Telescope takes pictures of objects up to 2 billion light -years away, but the latest telescope shows that its unmatched ability to observe also reveals new structures in the adjacent universe. The NGC 6505 Galaxy is about 2 million light -years away from Earth, and the unknown background galaxy is 1.5 billion light -years from Earth.

“It is very interesting to me that this ring was found in a well -known galaxy that was first discovered in year 6,” said Dr. Valeria PartTorino. Astronomers have known the galaxy for a very long time, but this ring has never been seen before. This shows how strong Euclids are, and even in places we thought we knew well, it finds new things.

The study was published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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