First Euclid Mosaic Captures 14 Million Galaxies

Irene Klotz Robert Wall October 25, 2024
Euclid all-sky map

The European Space Agency released this mosaic of 260 images captured by its Euclid space telescope.  

Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay Images
The European Space Agency (ESA) took advantage of the 75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan to release a mosaic of 260 images taken by the Euclid telescope, which was launched on July 1, 2023. “The sense of scale is almost impossible to convey,” ESA Science Director Carole Mundell said...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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