Euclid, an ESA mission with NASA contributions, took a new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, seen in this image released on June 24, 2026.
This observation overlaps with a region scientists will observe withNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching later this summer.
This sneak peek gives astronomers a major jumpstart on a core Roman survey, helping scientists learn more than they could from either telescope alone.
Read more about Euclid and what Roman will see.
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CFHT, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin