🔭 Euclid Telescope Captures Over 26 Million Galaxies in a Week-Long Observation

The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled the first set of cosmic data captured by the Euclid Space Telescope. Scientists believe this data will significantly contribute to understanding dark matter and dark energy, two of the universe’s greatest mysteries.

🌌 What Does the Data Reveal?

• The dataset includes three regions of the sky, each packed with clusters of galaxies.

• Each observed region covers an area 300 times larger than the full moon seen from Earth.

• The telescope captured 26 million galaxies at distances of up to 10.5 billion light-years away.

📡 Euclid’s Mission: Mapping the Universe

Launched in 2023 from Florida, the six-year-long Euclid mission is orbiting in deep space to create a comprehensive map of the universe.
It focuses on studying:
✔ The expansion of the universe
✔ The role of gravity in shaping cosmic structures
✔ The mysterious forces of dark matter and dark energy

🕵️ “The Dark Detective”

ESA’s Director of Science, Carole Mundell, called Euclid “The Dark Detective,” emphasizing that:
“We currently understand only about 5% of the universe. The remaining 95% remains dark and unknown.”

📁 First-Ever Detailed Galaxy Catalog

On Wednesday, ESA released a detailed catalog of over 380,000 galaxies, classified based on their spiral arms, central bars, and other structural features.

🚀 With Euclid’s full mission still ahead, scientists hope to unlock the secrets of the cosmos like never before!

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