Euclid delivers first scientific results

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ESA’s space telescope reveals secrets of the cosmos. University of Bonn is involved

Euclid’s image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2390 - shows more than 50,000 g
Euclid’s image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2390 - shows more than 50,000 galaxies and a beautiful representation of gravitational lensing. This image section corresponds to just about a tenth of the entire Euclid image field, which is about twice the size of the full moon. © Image: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO all’images in original size .
Today, the Euclid Consortium publishes the first scientific publications on observations with the Euclid space telescope. In a first early observation phase, some scientifically spectacular results have already been achieved. These give a glimpse of the unprecedented capabilities of the telescope, which is expected to produce over the next few years one of the most accurate maps of the evolution of our Universe. All fifteen publications will be available on the arXiv preprint server from tomorrow on. ...
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