Euclid telescope releases data covering more than 900 million galaxies

Reuters reports that the European Space Agency has released its first major data collection from the Euclid space telescope, featuring observations of more than 900 million galaxies as scientists probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. The release encompasses 13 months of observations and an astounding 1.7 petabytes, or 1.7 million gigabytes of data, covering a sky survey equal to 9 500 times the size of the moon. The mission launched from Florida in 2023 to map the universe’s large-scale structure and cosmic expansion. It aims to complete the largest-ever three-dimensional atlas of the cosmos, spanning over a third of the sky, by 2031.

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