"Molten Ring" Galaxy (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

"Molten Ring" Galaxy

Caption

In this particular snapshot, a science discovery followed the release of a Hubble observation of a striking example of a deep-space optical phenomenon dubbed an "Einstein ring." The photo was released in December 2020 as an example of one of the largest, nearly complete Einstein rings ever seen.

Credit

Saurabh Jha (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

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License

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