Tag: Euclid
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What 1.2 Million Galaxies Taught Us in One Year with Euclid
Introduction: A Remarkable First Year The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has completed its first year of operations, surveying about 1.2 million galaxies across vast stretches of the universe. The results are already reshaping our understanding of how galaxies acquire their varied shapes and how those shapes relate to the large‑scale structure of the…
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Euclid Space Telescope Sees Gorgeous Orion Cloud: Photo of the Day
Stellar Birth in the Orion Nebula Captured by Euclid The European Space Agency’s Euclid Space Telescope has delivered a breathtaking view of a vast star-forming cloud in the Orion constellation, providing a rare, detailed glimpse into the turbulent birthplaces of new stars. This image, released as a special Photo of the Day on November 18,…
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Euclid Space Telescope Captures Stunning Orion Star-Forming Cloud
Scenes of Birth in Orion: Euclid’s Window into Stellar Nurseries The European Space Agency’s Euclid Space Telescope has delivered a breathtaking glimpse into the turbulent birthplace of stars. The newly released image showcases a vast, dust-veiled star-forming cloud in the Orion constellation, where gravity and turbulence sculpt wondrous patterns as newborn stars take shape. This…
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ESA Opens New Deep Space Antenna in New Norcia, Boosting Australia’s Role in Cosmic Exploration
New Norcia Launches a Global Deep Space Hub The European Space Agency (ESA) marked a milestone on a quiet Western Australian road when it officially opened New Norcia 3 (NNO-3), the agency’s second deep space antenna at the site and its fourth such facility worldwide. Nestled in New Norcia, a tiny town known for its…
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Flagship 2 Unveiled: The Largest Universe Simulation With 3.4B Galaxies
Flagship 2: A Grand Step in Cosmology Researchers have unveiled Flagship 2, the largest universe simulation to date, charting the fates of 3.4 billion galaxies. Built to refine the analysis of data from the Euclid space telescope, the mock universe serves as a critical test bed for interpreting observations once Euclid’s survey data start arriving…
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Flagship 2 Unveiled: The Largest Universe Simulation with 3.4 Billion Galaxies
Flagship 2: The largest universe simulation to date Flagship 2 stands as the largest and most ambitious universe simulation, tallying about 3.4 billion galaxies to test what we know about cosmic history. Built to mirror the standard cosmological model, it mirrors the known mix of matter, dark matter and dark energy and to forecast what…