Euclid

A Euclid image of the Perseus cluster of galaxies bathed in a gentle, soft blue light emanating from orphan stars. These orphan stars are dispersed throughout the cluster, extending up to 2 million light-years from its centre.

Euclid Space Telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars roaming the Perseus cluster (images)

admin / May 29, 2024

Using the Euclid Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a whopping 1.5 trillion orphan stars floating through a massive cluster of […]

Six Euclid images are shown. The first two are starry and galactic-spotted sections of space. The third is a gassy nebula that exhibits a small hook-shaped feature toward the top left. The fourth is a patchy, pink and orange section of space, the fifth is a blobby and hazy area against the backdrop of space and the final one is an individual spiral galaxy.

Scientists pick their favorite Euclid telescope images of the ‘dark universe’: ‘The best is yet to come’

admin / May 28, 2024

On Thursday (May 23), the European Space Agency (ESA) and its collaborators released a series of five images taken by