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This image is released as part of the Early Release Observations from ESA\u2019s Euclid space mission. All data from these initial observations are made public on 23 May 2024 \u2013 including a handful of unprecedented new views of the nearby Universe, this being one.<\/p>\n
This image is a higher resolution close-up cutout from a larger frame featuring the spiral galaxy NGC 6744. This frame shows the galaxy\u2019s bulge and disc in detail. The central bulge is composed mostly of older, lower-mass stars, while the spiral arms host a diversity of stars. Most of NGC 6744\u2019s star formation occurs in these arms, and this is marked by trails of bright, hot, blue-hued stars.<\/p>\n
[Image description<\/u>: The image shows a galaxy with many arms spiralling out from a bright centre. The centre is a bright sphere from which bright beams extend upwards and downwards to the arms. Dark vein-like structures run through-out the different arms. Stars are dotted throughout the image in an evenly distributed way.]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n