The most distant of the galaxies lies 10.5 billion light years away.
Scientists from around the world have already begun using the data to improve their understanding of the universe.
To date, there are less than 1,000 known strong lenses.
The different galaxies captured by Euclid’s first observations of the Deep Field areas.ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre
The full Euclid survey will be a revolution for strong lensing.
The missions first release of cosmology data will take place in October 2026.
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The different galaxies captured by Euclid. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre