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Near-Perfect Einstein Ring Discovered

Posted by Zonk on from the i-seeeeee-you dept.

Fraser Cain writes "Universe Today is reporting on the discovery of a nearly perfect Einstein Ring; a gravitational lens of a nearby galaxy working as a natural telescope to focus the light from a more distant galaxy. Gravitational lenses have been seen many times before, but never so complete, with a close lensing galaxy and a distant magnified galaxy."

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  1. What? by Lipsius · · Score: 0, Troll

    Einstein? Who's that? Don't you mean Stephen Hawking?
    You know, the guy that discovered black holes...

  2. How hard is it to type one more.... by UlfGabe · · Score: 0, Troll

    Word.

    I'm looking at the title and i KNOW einstien did not discover any sort of ring thing....

    how about 'Near perfect gravitational Lensing observed"

    or

    "Gravitational lensing futher supported by exceptional evidence." ..... /. editors...

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