A space mission exploring the “dark universe” has released its first scientific data — and five new extraterrestrial snapshots.
Captured by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope, the observations paint a never-before-seen picture of the cosmos. They also offer new insights into the properties of celestial bodies.
The images are at least four times sharper than any taken from ground-based telescopes, according to ESA. They depict five diverse space objects:
The Abell 2764 region of galaxies orbiting within a halo of dark matter
The Messier 78 star-forming region
The NGC 6744 spiral galaxy
The Dorado Group of galaxies in the southern hemisphere
The Abell 2390 cluster of galaxies that resemble the Milky Way
Feast your eyes on their beauty in the gallery below:
Euclid’s journey into space
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