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Euclid Telescope Observes Rare Einstein Ring, Reveals Dark Matter Content of NGC 6505
The Euclid space telescope captured an exceptionally well-defined Einstein ring around the galaxy NGC 6505, revealing that about 11% of NGC 6505's mass is dark matter; the ring is light from a distant galaxy (4.42 billion light-years) lensed by NGC 6505 (590 million light-years away).
Euclid Telescope Observes Rare Einstein Ring, Reveals Dark Matter Content of NGC 6505
The Euclid space telescope captured an exceptionally well-defined Einstein ring around the galaxy NGC 6505, revealing that about 11% of NGC 6505's mass is dark matter; the ring is light from a distant galaxy (4.42 billion light-years) lensed by NGC 6505 (590 million light-years away).
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