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Euclid’s first major data release captures more than a billion objects and 900 million galaxies, laying the foundation for the largest-ever 3D map of the universe


The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has released its first major batch of data. With this release, which captures the light of more than a billion objects and covers an area of sky as big as 9500 full Moons, ESA’s dark Universe detective lays the foundation for its largest-ever 3D map of the cosmos.

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