by The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this year.
The telescope is designed to map the composition of the "dark universe" — the collective name given to dark matter and dark energy — but it's also great at capturing wide-angle images of the cosmos.
And the first images captured by the space telescope are no exception: they're absolute jaw-droppers.
Wispy gas clouds, clusters of glowing stars and swirling spiral galaxies abound.
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The telescope is designed to map the composition of the "dark universe" — the collective name given to dark matter and dark energy — but it's also great at capturing wide-angle images of the cosmos.
And the first images captured by the space telescope are no exception: they're absolute jaw-droppers.
Wispy gas clouds, clusters of glowing stars and swirling spiral galaxies abound.
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