Thousands of planets are hidden in this photo
ESA’s Euclid space telescope has captured a detailed image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing tens of millions of stars and providing insights into stellar evolution. The image also contains data that allows astronomers to detect thousands of planets through gravitational microlensing, a technique that identifies planets by their gravitational effects on starlight. This discovery highlights Euclid’s unexpected role in uncovering hidden worlds within our galaxy.
The ESA’s Euclid telescope captured a detailed image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing millions of stars and thousands of hidden planets.
This image helps scientists study how stars and planets form, and it shows the power of modern astronomy to uncover hidden parts of our galaxy.
It inspires curiosity about the universe and highlights how technology can reveal new knowledge about our place in space.
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