Euclid’s 208-Gigapixel glimpse into the Universe

Discover the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas and marvel at millions of stars and galaxies captured in pristine detail, in a huge 208-gigapixel mosaic. The mosaic covers an area of the Southern Sky more than 500 times the area of the full Moon as seen from Earth.

This video takes you through a rare sky dive. Starting from a vast cosmic panorama bedazzled by some 14 million galaxies, a series of ever-deeper zooms brings you to a crisp view of a swirling spiral galaxy, in a final image enlarged 600 times compared to the full mosaic.

Although the scenes are enticing, they are not taken for their beauty, but to help us advance our understanding of the cosmos. Many of the 14 million galaxies in the initial vista will be used to study the hidden influence of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe.

Unveiled as a teaser of the wide survey, the mosaic accounts for 1% of the area that Euclid will cover over six years, and was obtained by combining 260 observations collected in just two weeks.

This first chunk of Euclid’s survey was revealed on 15 October 2024 at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, by ESA’s Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Science Carole Mundell.

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Copyright: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CEA Paris-Saclay, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck Collaboration
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[yournway]

What a wonderful time to be alive.
Thank you for sharing.

[edwinwagha]

This is the most beautiful thing I have seen my entire life.... I am left in awe

[suomi]

The incomprehensible vastness brings me to tears. Bravo ESA ❤

[tomaburque]

How fortunate it is to be alive in a time of these discoveries the human race could never have conceived of before.

[jumothings]

Absoluter Wahnsinn. Diese Größenordnung übersteigt einfach den menschlichen Verstand 😍

[andrewcatlin]

Can’t believe I’m saying this but NASA should take lessons from ESA for making videos that the public would enjoy.

[hgmet]

Never before have I felt so insignificant. The universe is so vast and amazing, and it's staggering to think of all the secrets it holds unknown to us.

[ForViewingOnly]

THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE.
Breath-taking.
Here on earth, I'm about to take delivery of a new oven and was stressing about cutting the kitchen worktop to accommodate it.

[MooseMeus]

Maybe there is something in that galaxy zooming in on us.

[BiancaRoughFin]

The universe is just so immeasurably big, videos like these make me cry, not because i feel insignificant in such an infinite universe, but because even if i lived forever i wouldnt be able to see it all.
I envy the generations to come, what is yet to be seen and discovered, the marvels we are still going to find in the future.

[jamesraymond]

Absolutely amazing. Three cheers for the team behind this project. There has never been a better way to spend public funds.

[gymmefyve]

What a time to be alive! Thank you for the preview.

[nevar]

It feels that the search for "where we are and how we fit into it all", just highlights how removed and lost we are in the expanse of our universe.
There is just so much around us...

[paulhedman]

This begins to illustrate the discussions we use to have as children ''sleeping" outside and pondering the idea of infinity while gazing at the stars. Amazing !!!!

[imadsaddik]

Thanks ESA and I am really happy to contribute by classifying those galaxies in Galaxy Zoo. I have discovered some magnificent galaxies, I hope my effort will help you.

[mr.d.]

I cannot comprehend the expanse of the universe and I love that. 😁

[timdulle]

YA! Beautiful! The Universe is astounding and Euclid is just getting started. BRAVO!

[joserosales]

All meaningful and full. The more we look out into the universe, the more wonder I see. All vibrant and warm

[Dghost]

Lovely to see! Wish people whould appriciate Earth and life itself as we are so small.

[Deedee-eesg]

Mind boggling! Superb photos. SUCH a small area...containing an INCREDIBLE amount of stars...galaxies...astounding achievements.
How I LOVE this subject!❤❤❤