Most Detailed Image of Milky Way Shows over 60 Million Stars
- On Wednesday, the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope captured the most detailed image of the Milky Way's core, revealing more than 60 million stars crowded in the galaxy's center.
- Astronomers pointed Euclid at the galaxy's center to utilize microlensing, a technique where foreground stars act as cosmic magnifying glasses to detect planets orbiting distant stars.
- Completed in 26 hours across nine pointings of the telescope's visible-light camera, the mosaic covers an area 270 times larger than the veteran Hubble space telescope can manage.
- The image includes 51 known planetary systems and will assist NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope with future planet-hunting observations, according to postdoctoral fellow Natalia Rektsini at the Paris Institute of Astrophysics.
- Launched on July 1, 2023 for a $1.5 billion mission, the observatory will monitor galaxies and clusters dating back 10 billion years, helping scientists investigate dark matter and dark energy mysteries.
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Over 60 million stars dazzle in new image of the Milky Way
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope went to work in 2023 with a clear directive—scour the cosmos for dark matter and dark energy. But while these mysterious targets theoretically compose upwards of 95 percent of the entire known universe, there are still plenty of other subjects for the two-ton observer to examine.Over 60 million subjects, to be specific. Astronomers recently directed Euclid to pause its normal duties and in…
The center of the Milky Way has never been photographed in such a high resolution – 60 million stars included.
Milky Way's Heart Shines Like a Diamond in Record-Breaking New Photos
The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60 million stars, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.
The image obtained is fascinating. It would seem to see parietal paintings, or gold ores.
According to the European Space Agency, this is the largest and most detailed photo of the heart of our galaxy.
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