Euclid space telescopes amazing 6-gigapixel glimpse into the centre of our galaxy

[KelleyKramer]

Euclid's 6-gigapixel glimpse into the centre of our galaxy

Jul 1, 2026
Millions of stars. Thousands of hidden worlds. One unprecedented view of our galaxy.

Three years since launch, ESA’s Euclid space telescope reveals the Milky Way galaxy’s centre in extraordinary detail: a mosaic of tens of millions of stars captured in just 26 hours.

But this is more than an image. It is a map of stellar evolution, from dark clouds where stars are being born to ancient populations packed into the galactic bulge.

And hidden within this dense field of light are planets we cannot see directly.

Through gravitational microlensing, astronomers detect distant worlds by measuring tiny, temporary changes in light as stars pass in front of one another, revealing planets and even their masses through gravity alone.

Euclid, originally built to explore dark matter and dark energy, is now helping open a new window on our own galaxy, and the unseen worlds within it.

[GiqueCee]

1. Matter and energy...

... is, was, and always will be.
Seeing the awesome density of stars in the Galactic Bulge is amazing. Knowing that the distance between those stars is measured in lightyears is staggering.
The incomprehensible vastness of the Universe, the fact that it contains literally trillions of galaxies, and the fact that each galaxy contain trillions of stars, would suggest that it is statistically impossible for there not to be other planets out there that are inhabited by sentient beings.
Hopefully, some of them have evolved to a state of grace where the existence of an utterly vile creature like Trump is no longer possible.