Posted Jun 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM UTC
This is the most detailed image of the Milky Way’s crowded heart yet.
The ESA’s Euclid telescope captured an enormous image containing some 60 million stars and nebulae. It took 26 hours to amass, starting March 23rd, 2025, and it’s undeniably stunning. You can download the full-res TIFF version, which weighs in at 697MB, or just watch the video below.
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