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Euclid Telescope Captures the Most Detailed Visible-Light Photo of the Milky Way's Heart

via Smithsonian Magazine·11h ago·2 sources

The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, built to study dark matter and dark energy, spent a single day capturing the most detailed visible-light image of the Milky Way's crowded center ever taken, resolving more than 60 million stars. Astronomers say the view will aid the hunt for distant exoplanets.

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