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#Euclid test images tease of riches to come

source: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_test_images_tease_of_riches_to_come

Euclid’s VISible instrument (VIS) will take super sharp images of billions of #galaxies to measure their shapes. Looking closely at this first image, we already get a glimpse of the bounty that VIS will bring; whilst a few galaxies are very easy to spot, many more are fuzzy blobs hidden amongst the #stars, waiting to be unveiled by Euclid in the #future.

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By combining distance information with that on galaxy shapes measured by VIS, we will be able to map how galaxies are distributed throughout the #Universe, and how this distribution changes over time. Ultimately, this 3D map will teach us about dark matter and dark energy.

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Euclid test images tease of riches to come

Euclid’s two instruments have captured their first test images. The mesmerising results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for – and possibly much more.

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