Euclid's New Portrait of the Milky Way's Crowded Bulge
The 26-hour mosaic shows a dense star field that could help astronomers measure exoplanet masses and prepare for Roman Space Telescope surveys.
- On June 24, 2026, the European Space Agency released the largest and most detailed image of the Milky Way's galactic bulge, captured by the Euclid space telescope and containing more than 60 million stars.
- Euclid captured this mosaic during a 26-hour mission on March 23, 2025, with each pointing covering an area 270 times larger than Hubble's field of view.
- Astronomers use the data for gravitational microlensing to identify faint exoplanets, measuring light magnification when stars align to study cold, distant worlds.
- The survey serves as a cosmic prologue for the Roman Space Telescope; Natalia Rektsini of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris said Euclid data allows scientists to see how stars looked before alignment.
- Kerins said this survey fires the starting pistol for an era of exoplanet discovery, potentially increasing the known count from 6,000 to over 100,000, while aiding studies of binary stars and galactic dust.
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Euclid's New Portrait of the Milky Way's Crowded Bulge
The ESA's Euclid space telescope took 26 hours to capture this portrait of the Milky Way's central bulge. This isn't part of its primary mission; instead it's kind of like bonus science. It'll be used in the Roman Space Telescope's gravitational microlensing search for exoplanets. Regardless of the science, it's an impressive image.
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The spectacular image captured by a telescope that shows 60 million stars at the same time in the Milky Way
This summary is generated by artificial intelligence and reviewed by the editorial team. The European Space Agency (ESA) released the largest and most detailed visible light image ever taken of the core of the Milky Way. In simple terms, a microlensing event occurs when one star passes almost directly in front of another. When that […]
Euclid Delivers Most Detailed Visible-Light Image of Milky Way Core Ever Captured
ESA’s Euclid Space Telescope has successfully mapped over 60 million stars in the Milky Way’s central bulge, creating the largest high-resolution visible light portrait of this region. Explore the vibrant heart of our galaxy and step into a new realm of space exploration. This stunning image of the Milky Way’s core was captured by ESA’s [...] The post Euclid Delivers Most Detailed Visible-Light Image of Milky Way Core Ever Captured appeared firs…
Euclid Captures Most Detailed Visible-Light Image Ever Taken of Milky Way’s Core
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