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

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ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
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This is the largest high-resolution photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light. It was taken on 23 March 2025 by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. Packed with more than 60 million stars, this image opens the door for scientists to confirm the existence of any exoplanet found in this region and measure its mass using tiny changes in starlight over time. The galactic bulge – the central region of our galaxy – is a vast, tightly packe

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