The European Space Agency has released images from the Euclid mission that will form part of the largest 3D map of the Universe, covering millions of galaxies.
The European Space Agency (ESA) presented the first images from the Euclid space mission, which aims to create the largest 3D map of the Universe.
The mosaic, which consists of 208 gigapixels and covers only 1% of the future map, was presented at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on October 15.
The new data was collected between March 25 and April 8, 2024, and includes 260 observations in visible and infrared light. According to Professor Matt Page from University College London, these images show an unprecedented level of detail, particularly the Milky Way’s faint cirrus clouds and glowing stars.
The mission will last six years, during which it plans to map about 14 million galaxies located up to 10 billion light-years from Earth, making it the largest survey in the history of space.
It was previously reported that astronomers have created a map of the Galaxy from 3.32 billion stars and other objects.
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