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First images released from Europe's Euclid space telescope

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A nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter: the European Space Agency has released the first images from its Euclid space telescope, illustrating its wide-lens view of the universe. Euclid blasted off in July on the world's first-ever mission aiming to investigate the enduring cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Added on the 07/11/2023 17:20:28 - Copyright : AFP EN

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