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Star-filled Euclid images spur mission to probe 'dark universe'

European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy - hidden forces thought to make up 95% of the universe.

The European Space Agency, which leads the six-year mission with NASA as a partner, said the images were the sharpest of their kind, showcasing the telescope's ability to monitor billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away.

This undated handout obtained on November 2, 2023 from the European Space Agency ESA shows an alternative crop of an astronomical image of irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822 taken during ESA’s Euclid space mission, which is built and operated by the European Space Agency ESA and with contributions from NASA. (Source: AFP)
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