An Einstein ring is light from a much more distant galaxy that bends in such a way as to perfectly encircle a closer object, in this case, a well-known galaxy in the constellation Draco.

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The CRACO radio telescope system processes a massive amount of data in real-time, so it can detect fast radio bursts and ...

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The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these ...

A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...

The Snow Moon, the second full moon of February, will occur on 12 February 2025. Originating from associations with heavy ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

Scientists have found a rare Einstein ring in “our cosmic backyard” using images from the Euclid space telescope. The discovery, published in the journal Astronomy And Astrophysics, is of a circle of ...

After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang Scientists proposed an ...