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Jess Thomson

James Webb telescope zooms in on bizarre 'Einstein ring' caused by bending of the universe

A photo of an orange and purple glowing ring in outer space.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of a bizarre astronomical optical illusion.

This "rare cosmic phenomenon", called an Einstein ring, appears as a single eye-like orb in the darkness of space, but is actually a distorted view of two distant galaxies in the constellation Hydrus.

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