Latest Images

November 7th, 2023

To create a 3D map of the Universe, Euclid will observe the light from galaxies out to 10 billion light-years. Most galaxies in the early Universe don’t look like the quintessential neat spiral,...

Galaxy > Type > Irregular

Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula

November 7th, 2023

Euclid shows us a spectacularly panoramic and detailed view of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33 and part of the constellation Orion. At approximately 1375 light-years away, the...

Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Euclid’s view of the Perseus cluster of galaxies

November 7th, 2023

This incredible snapshot from Euclid is a revolution for astronomy. The image shows 1000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus Cluster, and more than 100,000 additional galaxies further away in the...

Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Euclid's View of Spiral Galaxy IC 342

November 7th, 2023

Over its lifetime, our dark Universe detective will image billions of galaxies, revealing the hidden influence that dark matter and dark energy have on them. That’s why it’s fitting that one of...

Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Euclid’s view of globular cluster NGC 6397

October 31st, 2023

This sparkly image shows Euclid’s view on a globular cluster called NGC 6397. Globular clusters are collections of hundreds of thousands of stars held together by gravity. Located about 7800...

Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Euclid Spacecraft

September 1st, 2023

Artist's impression of the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is a medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision to investigate the expansion of our Universe over the past ten billion years, probing cosmic...

SpaceX Euclid Falcon9 P2 Liftoff

July 5th, 2023

Falcon 9 Euclid SpaceX Liftoff

July 5th, 2023

Euclid Spacecraft

June 12th, 2023

Artist's impression of the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is a medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision to investigate the expansion of our Universe over the past ten billion years, probing cosmic...

Structural and Thermal Model of Euclid

September 19th, 2019

The structural and thermal model of the Euclid satellite recently completed its thermal qualification tests at Thales Alenia Space’s premises in Cannes, France. Integrated in near-flight...

Artist's Impression of Euclid

September 6th, 2019

The Euclid mission will be launched in 2022. The latest artist's impression of the spacecraft is updated to reflect the current knowledge of the spacecraft. It was created on 17 December 2018.

Artist's impression of Euclid

July 14th, 2014

The Euclid spacecraft will have a launch mass of around 2100 kg. It will be about 4.5 metres tall and 3.1 metres in 'diameter' (with appendages stowed). The nominal mission lifetime is six...

The Distribution of Matter and Energy in the Universe

January 4th, 2011

This diagram shows the distribution of matter and energy in the Universe. Matter familiar to us on Earth - the atoms and molecules that make up everything we see - account for only a small fraction...

Euclid Artist Concept

December 1st, 2010

Two spacecraft concepts were studied during the assessment phase: (left) concept from EADS Astrium, and (right) the selected concept from Thales Alenia Space.