Most detailed image of Milky Way unveiled with over 60 million stars

This is the largest high-resolution photo ever made of the center of our Milky Way galaxy in visible light. (ESA/Euclid/Euclid Cons/NASA/CFHT via SWNS)

By Dean Murray

Space scientists have revealed the largest and most detailed photo ever made of the Milky Way’s center, packed with more than 60 million stars.

Most detailed image of Milky Way unveiled with over 60 million stars

This image shows an area of the observations of the galactic bulge, made by the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope. (ESA/Euclid/Euclid Cons/NASA/CFHT via SWNS)

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(ESA/Euclid/Euclid Cons/NASA/CFHT via SWNS)

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