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Located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, NGC 6397 is the second-closest globular cluster to us
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A panoramic view of the Horsehead Nebula, captured by the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope. All photos: AP
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Euclid’s view of the spiral galaxy IC 342, nicknamed the 'hidden galaxy'
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One thousand galaxies belong to the Perseus Cluster
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The irregular dwarf galaxy called NGC 6822 is 1.6 million light-years from Earth
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Located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, NGC 6397 is the second-closest globular cluster to us
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A panoramic view of the Horsehead Nebula, captured by the European Space Agency's Euclid telescope. All photos: AP
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Euclid’s view of the spiral galaxy IC 342, nicknamed the 'hidden galaxy'
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One thousand galaxies belong to the Perseus Cluster
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The irregular dwarf galaxy called NGC 6822 is 1.6 million light-years from Earth
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Located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, NGC 6397 is the second-closest globular cluster to us
First spectacular images released from Euclid telescope
Euclid provides 'razor-sharp astronomical images' of a nebula shaped like a horse's head and a cluster of 1,000 galaxies
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Simon Rushton
07 November, 2023
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