Presented by ESA, the initial mosaic from the Euclid mission reveals a breathtaking 132-square-degree view of the #universe, filled with tens of millions of #stars and #galaxies, equivalent to more than 500 times the area of the full Moon in the sky.
Although this covers just 1% of the final #CosmicMap, this image, captured through the #VIS and #NISP instruments, marks an outstanding milestone and offers critical insights for studies on dark matter and dark energy. OHB Italia S.p.A. contributed significantly to this mission by developing the sophisticated electronics payload, the system’s “brain,” as well as designing and building the grism wheel for the NISP (Near Infrared Spectro-Photometer), which precisely positions grisms (a combination of prism and grating) within the optical path to isolate specific wavelengths.
Since the mission began last February, Euclid has already completed 12% of its survey, with a new data release planned for 2025. Euclid’s aim is to map billions of galaxies, creating the most detailed 3D representation of the cosmos to explore the effects of #darkmatter and #darkenergy.
#Italy in the mission is at the forefront: with strong involvement from ASI, INAF, INFN, the industrial sector with OHB Italia and various Italian universities, the nation plays a crucial role in managing and processing the great data collected by Euclid.
In the hands of scientists there are about 2,000-square-degrees (more than ten times the area shown in this image) and the science community is working intensively to extract information to create the largest and most detailed #3D map of our universe.
✨ A journey into new frontiers of astrophysics has just begun. ✨
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#DarkEnergy #Astrophysics #SpaceExploration #Cosmology
#INAF #OHBItalia #ASI #ItalianExcellence #SpaceScience
#3DUniverse #InnovationInSpace
Image: Mosaic of 260 observations made by Euclid between March 25th and April 8th, 2024.
Photo Credits: Esa/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/Nasa, Cea Paris-Saclay, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
