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Space News: Huge new images of space revealed to help scientists understand how universe is changing around us
Huge new images of space revealed to help scientists understand how universe is changing around us
The photographs were taken by the European Space Agency's Euclid mission which is using one of the largest cameras ever sent into space. It will help scientists understand how the universe formed and how it is changing.
A breathtaking image of Messier 78, a star nursery enveloped in interstellar dust. Pic: ESA
These are the largest images of the universe ever taken.
They come from the Euclid space telescope which is trying to create a 3D map of the universe. That map will help us understand how our universe formed and what is happening to it now.
A huge treasure trove of information was released on Wednesday, based on just 24 hours of data gathering by the telescope.
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid mission, which blasted off in July 2023, uses one of the largest cameras ever sent into space to observe two billion galaxies.
Beta Phoenicis, a very bright foreground star lies within our own galaxy and can seen by the human eye. Pic: ESA
It is one of the most powerful tools scientists have to understand how the universe is changing, and its development was led by UCL's Professor Mark Cropper.
"What is remarkable about the images is just how very big they are," said Professor Cropper.
"When you look through a microscope, you see things in amazing detail, but you can only see a tiny area. Imagine that you had a new machine that let you see that kind of detail in everything on your table all at once.
"That's how it feels with Euclid."
Euclid captured the moments galaxies evolved and merged in the Dorado galaxy group, with tidal tails and shells seen as a result of ongoing interactions. Pic: ESA
A team of more than 2,000 scientists are constantly studying the data it sends back to Earth. Over six years, the telescope will create a map by photographing the universe in detail, not just the closer parts of it but going right back into outer space.
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