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Robert Lea

Euclid 'dark universe detective' spacecraft discovers 2,674 new dwarf galaxies

A vast array of galaxies seen by Euclid (Inset)Some of the dwarf galaxies seen in Euclid data.

The latest wide-scale analysis of data from the Euclid Space Telescope has demonstrated just how big of an impact this European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft is set to have on science. Importantly, it also shows that in science, sometimes good things come in small packages.

The space telescope — dubbed the "dark universe detective" due to its mission to better understand dark matter and dark energy — has been building the most extensive 3D map of the cosmos ever constructed.

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