Einstein Ring Spotted by Hubble

This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a distant galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. It is the largest and one of the most complete Einstein rings ever discovered.

This object’s unusual shape is the result of gravitational lensing. Albert Einstein, in his general theory of relativity, first theorized that a large gravitational field could act as a lens.

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Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul Morris: Lead Producer

Additional Acknowledgements and Credits:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Jha, L. Shatz

Gravitational lensing in action video: NASA, ESA & L. Calçada

Albert Einstein video: Pond 5

Music: "’Finder" by Jamal Steven Pilgrim [ASCAP] via Open Note [ASCAP], and Universal Production Music

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