Euclid Maps Milky Way’s Crowded Core in a 60-Million-Star Mosaic
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The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope released the largest visible-light image of the Milky Way's center, revealing more than 60 million stars in the galactic bulge along with nebulae and star clusters. The nine-pointing mosaic, captured in 2025, demonstrates Euclid's sharp, wide-field imaging that rivals Hubble over a much larger area.
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