Swiss-Led Euclid Space Telescope Reveals Unprecedented Galaxy Data

European Space Agency's Euclid mission, with significant Swiss participation, releases first observations revealing millions of galaxies

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has released its first detailed observations
Multiple Swiss research institutes are involved in the Euclid mission, including University of Zurich, FHNW, EPFL, and University of Geneva
The telescope has observed millions of galaxies in a short time period

terabytes of data from one week of observations

200

days of equivalent high-quality video streaming

"We are opening up a treasure trove of information for scientists"
— Carole Mundell, ESA Science Director

"gold mine of data"
— Clotilde Laigle, Euclid consortium

Breakthrough in Space Observation

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has released its first detailed observations
Multiple Swiss research institutes are involved in the Euclid mission, including University of Zurich, FHNW, EPFL, and University of Geneva
The telescope has observed millions of galaxies in a short time period

terabytes of data from one week of observations

200

days of equivalent high-quality video streaming

"We are opening up a treasure trove of information for scientists"
— Carole Mundell, ESA Science Director

"gold mine of data"
— Clotilde Laigle, Euclid consortium