Treasure trove of galaxies, glimpses of deep fields

Treasure trove of galaxies, glimpses of deep fields

On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency's Euclid mission releases its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Here, hundreds of thousands of galaxies in different shapes and sizes take center stage and show a glimpse of their large-scale organization in the cosmic web.

A Deep Field Collection of Galaxies

A Deep Field Collection of Galaxies | Euclid Space Telescope | ESAThis image shows examples of galaxies in a variety of shapes, all captured by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope during its first observations of the Deep Field areas. Deep field refers to a composite image of far distant objects in space, compiled from multiple exposures.As part of the data release, a detailed catalog of more than 380,000 galaxies was published. T…