Millions of stars light up largest and most detailed shot of Milky Way’s centre

The glittering image, taken by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, heralds a new age of planetary discovery

ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart

Scientists hail ‘avalanche of discoveries’ from Euclid space telescope

Data from European Space Agency’s mission has allowed researchers to create detailed catalogue of 380,000 galaxies

Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe? Here's How to Find Out

One of the basic principles of cosmology is the Cosmological Principle. It states that, no matter where you go in the Universe, it will always be broadly the same. Given that we have only explored our own Solar System there is currently no empirical way to measure this. A new study proposes that we can … Continue reading "Do We Live in a Special Part of the Universe? Here’s How to Find Out"

Euclid telescope captures Einstein ring revealing warping of space

Dazzling image shows galaxy more than 4bn light years away, whose starlight has been bent due to gravity

Scientists reveal first data from Euclid telescope, offering snapshot of cosmic history

Scientists have released the first set of scientific data captured with the Euclid telescope, showing an exciting glimpse of the universe's distant past.

Euclid telescope spies rogue planets floating free in Milky Way

Wandering worlds are seen deep inside Orion nebula, a giant cloud of dust and gas 1,500 light years away

Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy

Back when Henk Hoekstra started his PhD, atmosphere turbulence and optical imperfections prevented us from accurately observing dark matter. He tells us why Euclid is a game changer.

Europe space telescope's sight restored after de-icing procedure

The vision of the Euclid space telescope has been restored following a delicate operation that successfully me