Einstein Cross, a cosmic wonder of space-time bending - What's hiding in this new discovery?

September 19, 2025

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The discovery of an Einstein Cross stunned scientists who spotted an anomaly. An Einstein Cross has four images at straight angles, but this one had a fifth image at the centre. What was it? Researchers think it is a dark matter halo.

Scientists have observed a rare cosmic formation with the addition of one more component that makes it almost unique. An Einstein Cross with the regular four and an extra image in the middle caught researchers at Rutgers University and a French astro... [2455 chars]

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