Massive Cradle of Baby Stars Revealed in New Space Telescope Images

Massive Cradle of Baby Stars Revealed in New Space Telescope Images
Euclid’s new image of star-forming region Messier 78 in image provided on May 23, 2024. European Space Agency via AP
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A massive cradle of baby stars has been observed in new detail by a European space telescope, adding to its celestial collection of images.

The European Space Agency released the photos from the Euclid observatory on Thursday. They were taken following the telescope’s Florida launch last year as a warm-up act to its main job currently underway: surveying the so-called dark universe.