New ultra-detailed map of the universe shows millions of stars and galaxies
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe European Space Agency has unveiled the first piece of its incredibly detailed map of the Universe - showcasing millions of stars and galaxies.
The portion of the map, which is a huge mosaic of 208 gigapixels, was captured as part of the ESA's Euclid mission. Euclid, a space telescope, is creating a great map of the structure of the Universe across space and time by observing billions of galaxies out to 10 billion light-years, across more than a third of the sky.
By doing this, it will create the largest cosmic 3D map ever made. READ NEXT: The NASA spacecraft heading to Jupiter to look for traces of life The first piece contains 260 observations made between 25 March and 8 April 2024 and accounts for 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years.
In just two weeks, Euclid covered 132 square degrees of the Southern Sky in pristine detail, more than 500 times the area of the full Moon.
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