The Euclid Telescope’s Successful First Test Shows Its Awesome Potential
Nearly a month after launching from Cape Canaveral, the European Space Agency's new space probe, Euclid, has sent its first test images to Earth, and they are spectacular.
Dark Energy Camera Captures 570MP Image of Star-Forming Lobster Nebula
A camera designed to unlock the secrets of dark energy has captured a beautiful, 570-megapixel image of a remote star-forming region dubbed the Lobster Nebula.
Scientists Photographed Our ‘Galactic Bulge’ Using a Dark Energy Camera
In an effort to research how the center of the Milky Way Galaxy formed what is known as a "galactic bulge," Scientists used a Dark Energy Camera to survey a portion of the sky and capture a photo of billions of stars.
A Glimpse at the World’s Largest Digital Camera, a 570-Megapixel Beast
Back in September, we shared the first photos snapped by the world's largest and most powerful digital camera: the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera located on a mountaintop in Chile. Reuters recently paid a visit to the massive astro-camera and the scientists behind it, and created the short 2-minute piece above that offers a closer look at the unique piece of camera equipment.