Tag Archive for 'Euclid'

Close-up of the Einstein ring around NGC 6505. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre / G. Anselmi / T. Li.

Astronomers Discover Complete Einstein Ring around NGC 6505

Feb 10, 2025 by Natali Anderson

An Einstein ring (also known as an Einstein-Chwolson ring or Chwolson ring) is created as the light from distant objects, like galaxies, pass by an extremely...

This artist’s impression shows the evolution of the Universe beginning with the Big Bang on the left followed by the appearance of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The formation of the first stars ends the cosmic dark ages, followed by the formation of galaxies. Image credit: M. Weiss / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Dark Energy is Misidentification of Variations in Kinetic Energy of Universe’s Expansion, Scientists Say

Dec 23, 2024 by News Staff

Dark energy — an unknown energy source that is causing our Universe’s expansion to accelerate – doesn’t actually exist, according to new research. This...

This mosaic made by ESA’s Euclid space telescope contains 260 observations collected in 2024. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / CEA Paris-Saclay / J.-C. Cuillandre / E. Bertin / G. Anselmi.

ESA’s Euclid Mission Releases First Piece of Its 3D Map of Universe

Oct 16, 2024 by News Staff

ESA astronomers have released a 208-gigapixel mosaic of images taken by Euclid, a mission launched in 2023 to study why the Universe is expanding at an...

These images were captured by ESA’s Euclid space telescope. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi.

ESA’s Euclid Mission Returns First Science, New Views of Universe

May 24, 2024 by News Staff

ESA’s Euclid mission has released five new images that showcase the telescope’s ability to explore two large-scale cosmic mysteries: dark matter and...

This Euclid image shows NGC 6822, an irregular dwarf galaxy some 1.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Images Irregular Dwarf Galaxy NGC 6822

Nov 16, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

ESA’s Euclid spacecraft has taken a stunning image of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, which is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. This Euclid...

This Euclid image shows IC 342, a spiral galaxy 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Takes Close Look at IC 342

Nov 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from ESA’s Euclid mission provides a detailed look at the spiral galaxy IC 342, which is also known as the Hidden Galaxy. This Euclid image...

This Euclid image shows NGC 6397, a globular cluster some 7,800 light-years away in the constellation of Ara. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Captures Best View Ever of Globular Cluster NGC 6397

Nov 14, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Euclid team has released a beautiful new image of NGC 6397, one of the closest globular clusters to Earth. NGC 6397, or GCl 74, is located 7,800 light-years...

This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, a giant star-forming region located 1,375 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Captures Spectacular Image of Horsehead Nebula

Nov 9, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Euclid team has released a spectacularly panoramic and detailed image of the Horsehead nebula. This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the...

This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the Perseus galaxy cluster. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Focuses on Perseus Galaxy Cluster

Nov 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from ESA’s Euclid telescope shows approximately 1,000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus cluster — a cluster of galaxies 240 million...

ESA’s Euclid Mission Releases Its First Science Images

Nov 7, 2023 by News Staff

Euclid — built and operated by ESA, with contributions from NASA — has captured full-color images of a large cluster of galaxies, close-ups...

This image was taken during commissioning of Euclid to check that the focused NISP instrument worked as expected. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA.

ESA’s Euclid Spacecraft Snaps Its First Test Images

Aug 2, 2023 by News Staff

Euclid, built and operated by ESA, with contributions from NASA, will observe billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years to create the largest,...

ESA’s Euclid spacecraft will orbit the second Lagrange point (L2), 1.5 million km from Earth in the opposite direction to the Sun. L2 is an equilibrium point of the Sun-Earth system that follows Earth around the Sun. In its orbit at L2, Euclid’s sunshield can always block the light from the Sun, Earth and Moon while pointing its telescope towards deep space, ensuring a high level of stability for its instruments. At L2, Euclid joins ESA’s Gaia mission and the ESA/NASA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, which are also orbiting around this equilibrium point, each following well separated trajectories. Image credit: ESA.

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore Dark Matter and Energy

Jul 3, 2023 by News Staff

The Euclid spacecraft, built and operated by ESA, with contributions from NASA, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:12...