Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has captured new images of the heart of the Milky Way galaxy — and the timing is perfect. Those observations overlap with the same region that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study in detail when it launches later this summer. According to NASA, it's a cosmic head start. Euclid's detailed images give Roman's team a valuable preview, helping them prepare observations and maximize the mission's science returns.

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