Euclid telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it

Euclid telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it

The Einstein ring surrounding the galaxy NGC 6505. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, T. Li) The Euclid area telescope has actually caught a sensational and unusual…

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Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there’s still 99% to go

Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there’s still 99% to go

A map of the Milky Way with the location of Euclid’s very first study marked in yellow. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck Collaboration) The very first piece of what…

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ESA’s Euclid Mission Releases First Piece of Its 3D Map of Universe

ESA’s Euclid Mission Releases First Piece of Its 3D Map of Universe

ESA astronomers have actually launched a 208-gigapixel mosaic of images taken by Euclid, an objective released in 2023 to study why deep space is broadening at a speeding up rate….

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