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Euclid\u2019s view of the rich galaxy cluster Abell 3128, a cluster of hundreds of galaxies lying around 800 million light-years away from us. <\/span>ESA\/Euclid\/Euclid Consortium\/NASA<\/b>, image processing by <\/span>J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin.<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The <\/span>Euclid<\/span><\/a> mission of the <\/span>European Space Agency<\/span><\/a> (ESA) has released its first major batch of data. With this release, which captures the light of more than a billion objects and covers an area of sky as big as 9500 full Moons, ESA\u2019s dark Universe \u2018detective\u2019 lays the foundation for its largest-ever 3D map of the cosmos.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a> (IEEC \u2014 Institut d\u2019Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) has participated in this mission with researchers at the <\/span>Institute of Space Sciences<\/span><\/a> (ICE-CSIC) since 2006: \u201cThe remarkable quality and scale of this dataset will support a broad spectrum of studies of the cosmos,\u201d says Francisco Castander, IEEC researcher at the ICE-CSIC and member of the Euclid Consortium. This public release will enable discoveries by researchers around the world\u00a0 maximising the scientific impact of the mission. \u201cThis release, including only data from the first year of the mission, is only the beginning. It paves the way for a larger and more comprehensive dataset in the future,\u201d Castander adds.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The new data release, named DR1-Foundation, comprises <\/span>around 13 months of observations, and marks the first major release of mission data<\/b> since the space telescope\u2019s launch in July 2023. For the first time, it gives scientists the puzzle pieces they need to begin constructing a detailed 3D map of the cosmos\u2014crucial to solve the many mysteries of <\/span>the dark Universe<\/span> (including dark energy, dark matter, and the cosmic web).<\/span><\/p>\n The data are accompanied by spectra and images, including large sky mosaics. \u201cToday marks a scientific milestone in our study of the cosmos,\u201d says ESA\u2019s Director of Science, Prof. Carole Mundell. \u201cThis major Euclid data release represents the largest space-based survey of its kind, laying the foundation of future discovery in a new regime for astronomy and demonstrating the excellence of European technology, science and international collaboration\u201d, she adds.<\/span><\/p>\n Today\u2019s release stands out for its <\/span>breadth, panoramic mosaics, and wide sky coverage<\/b> in visible and near-infrared light. DR1-Foundation has a total of 1.7 million GB of data, including over 900 million galaxies, around 15 000 strong gravitational lensing candidates, over 60 million <\/span>quasars<\/span>\u2014the brilliant cores of distant galaxies\u2014the spectra from more than 160 million sources and Euclid Wide Survey results from 1900 square degrees of sky. All these data will set the scene for future investigation into the large-scale structure of the Universe.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”section-title” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”23px” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n In space, above Earth\u2019s image-blurring and light-dimming atmosphere, Euclid can complete deep and wide surveys of the sky in a way that ground-based telescopes cannot. As a result, this data release delivers vastly more cosmic objects than any preceding survey, pushing the boundaries of detection for rare and distant objects. These include strong gravitational lenses and galaxy clusters.<\/span><\/p>\n The strong gravitational lenses<\/span> sought by Euclid are extremely rare, and form when the light travelling to us from distant galaxies is significantly distorted by a foreground galaxy. This release contains<\/span> the largest strong lens catalogue ever<\/b>\u2014bigger than all previous catalogues combined.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cStrong lensing provides unique insight into the dark Universe, allowing us to \u2018weigh\u2019 individual galaxies, including their invisible dark matter, and explore how the Universe is expanding,\u201d says Natalie Lines of the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, and member of Euclid Consortium. \u201cOver 10 years ago, we forecast that Euclid would revolutionise the field of strong lens discovery. That day is finally here\u201d, she adds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Galaxy clusters<\/b> reveal how matter is formed and organised<\/b> across the Universe. \u201cEuclid doesn’t just look far back in time\u2014it does so across huge areas of sky,\u201d adds Euclid Consortium member Barbara Sartoris of JL Lagrange laboratory, Nice, France. \u201cThis gives us an unprecedented view of large samples of ancient galaxy clusters that were previously out of reach<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>We will explore these in the coming months to learn how these giants grew, and decipher what they reveal about the dark Universe,\u201d she explains.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/4_Euclid-EWS-DR1-NorthPR_M81NGC3077-R3-EQU-rr.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”ieec-img-footer” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_line_height=”1.1em” background_color=”rgba(64,111,218,0.15)” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Euclid observed the core of the Messier 81 galaxy group, part of which is shown here. The group\u2019s largest galaxy, Messier 81, lies to the right, with the smaller NGC 3077 to the left, and other smaller members scattered across the frame. Wispy blue-hued clouds can also be seen\u2014these filaments of foreground cloud are known as \u2018galactic cirrus\u2019, and are part of our own home galaxy. The Messier 81 galaxy group lies around 12 million light-years away from us. This image covers an area of sky around five times as big as the full Moon (around 1 deg<\/span>2<\/span>), and took Euclid just over an hour to capture. <\/span>ESA\/Euclid\/Euclid Consortium\/NASA<\/b>, image processing by <\/span>J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin.<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”section-title” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”23px” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Launched in 2023<\/span><\/a>, Euclid is in the process of imaging billions of galaxies across the Universe, and measuring distances for millions of them, for a period of six years. The mission started its routine science observations on\u00a0<\/span>14 February 2024<\/span>. In\u00a0<\/span>November 2023<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>May 2024<\/span>, the world got its first glimpses of <\/span>the quality of Euclid\u2019s images<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>in October 2024<\/span>\u00a0the first piece of its great map of the Universe was released. Euclid followed up with a <\/span>preliminary batch of survey data<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>March 2025<\/span> and June 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With this release, Euclid begins to reveal the dark cosmos. Scientists can mine the dataset to determine the distances to individual galaxies and place them into the 3D structure of the Universe, connecting them to the vast, invisible mesh of the cosmic web. This distance-measuring and mapping is something Euclid does via spectroscopy\u2014by splitting the light from galaxies into \u2018rainbows\u2019 that tell us about their distance (and for especially bright ones, their origin and composition too).<\/span><\/p>\n While enormous, the dataset only covers about 14% of the total sky area Euclid will survey. The full Data Release 1, to come in mid-2027, will build on today\u2019s release and add more crucial parts to the cosmic puzzle, including observations of weak lensing to complement the strong ones, and calculations of how galaxies and galaxy clusters fit into the cosmic web.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”section-title” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”25px” hover_enabled=”0″ header_2_font_size_tablet=”23px” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”|700|||on||||” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Euclid has a 1.2 metre diameter telescope and two instruments on board: VIS (VISible instrument) and NISP (Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer). The latter is a near-infrared spectrometer and photometer, which was built with extensive participation from Spanish research centres. The IEEC, with researchers at the ICE-CSIC, and the Institut de F\u00edsica d’Altes Energies (IFAE) have been involved since 2006 in the initial concepts of the mission and have been responsible for the design, construction, assembly and validation tests of the Filter Wheel Assembly (FWA) of the NISP instrument. This filter wheel is designed to allow us to better determine the spectral energy distribution of galaxies and the galaxy distance.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), in collaboration with the Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Canarias (IAC), has been responsible for the NISP design, construction and validation of the control electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n Regarding Euclid\u2019s scientific exploitation, the IEEC, the ICE-CSIC and the Port d’Informaci\u00f3 Cient\u00edfica (PIC), a centre managed by IFAE and the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT), have been responsible for the <\/span>mission\u2019s cosmological simulations<\/span><\/a> that have served to study its optimisation and prepare the software for data processing and analysis. In addition, the PIC is the mission’s scientific data centre in Spain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IEEC researchers at the ICE-CSIC <\/span>coordinate the predictions of the cosmological models<\/b> of the main observables of the mission, which are the effects of gravitational lensing and the grouping of galaxies. The IFAE, the IEEC and the ICE-CSIC participate in the measurements of the redshifts and distortions observed in distant galaxies.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.ieec.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Euclid-meeting-2026-3-2_rr.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”ieec-img-footer” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_line_height=”1.1em” background_color=”rgba(64,111,218,0.15)” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Euclid Consortium members gathered in Barcelona in May 2026. <\/span>Alba Calejero (ICE-CSIC)<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Euclid is a European mission, built and operated by ESA, with contributions from its\u00a0<\/span>Member States<\/span>\u00a0and NASA. The Euclid Consortium\u2014consisting of more than 2000 scientists from 300 institutes in 15 European countries, the USA, Canada and Japan\u2014is responsible for providing the scientific instruments and scientific data analysis. In more than 20 Spanish institutions, there are around 100 scientists preparing the scientific exploitation of the mission to unravel the mysteries of the dark universe.<\/span><\/p>\n ESA selected Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for the construction of the satellite and its service module, with Airbus Defence and Space chosen to develop the payload module, including the telescope. NASA provided the detectors of the NISP instrument. Around 80 European companies participated in Euclid, of which 9 are Spanish, including Airbus, Alter Technology, Crisa, Deimos Space, GTD, Navair, Sener and Thales Alenia Space Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#406fda” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”M\u00e9s informaci\u00f3” module_class=”ieec-sub-title” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Cairo|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#406fda” text_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n More information<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text 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IEEC fosters collaborations both locally and worldwide and is an efficient agent of knowledge, innovation and technology transfer. As a result of 30 years of high-quality research, done in collaboration with major international organisations, IEEC ranks among the best international research centres, focusing on areas such as: astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, and Earth Observation. IEEC\u2019s engineering division develops instrumentation for ground- and space-based projects, and has extensive experience in working with private or public organisations from the aerospace and other innovation sectors.<\/p>\n The IEEC is a non-profit public sector foundation that was established in February 1996. It has a Board of Trustees composed of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB), Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya \u00b7 BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). 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Just the beginning<\/h2>\n
The Spanish contribution to Euclid<\/h2>\n
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IEEC Communication Office<\/h4>\n
E-mail: comunicacio@ieec.cat<\/a><\/p>\nLead Researcher at the IEEC<\/h4>\n
Francisco Castander<\/h4>\n
Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC)
E-mail: fjc@ieec.cat,<\/a> fjc@ice.csic.es<\/a><\/p>\nAbout the IEEC<\/h2>\n