Millions of stars light up largest and most detailed shot of Milky Way’s centre
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope has captured a highly detailed image of the Milky Way's center, revealing millions of stars. This data is expected to significantly advance the discovery of exoplanets across the galaxy.
Why it matters
This technological achievement provides astronomers with unprecedented data to study galactic structures and expand the search for planets outside our solar system.
An area of stars in the galactic bulge, captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope. Photograph: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CFHT. Image processing by J-C Cuillandre and E Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay) View image in fullscreen An area of stars in the galactic bulge, captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope. Photograph: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CFHT. Image processing by J-C Cuillandre and E Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay) Space Millions of stars light up largest and most detailed shot of Milky Way’s centre The glittering image, taken by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, heralds a new age of planetary discovery
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