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Euclid Space Telescope Shatters Cosmic Record:  Discovery of the Two Most Distant Quasars Ever Observed
Euclid Space Telescope Shatters Cosmic Record: Discovery of the Two Most Distant Quasars Ever Observed
ESA
2026. july 06.
Today, the Euclid Consortium announces the discovery of 31 new quasars at redshifts between 6.6 and 7.8, including the two most distant quasars ever observed.
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Action! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made
Action! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made
2026. june 30.
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time has officially started, marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy and astrophysics
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ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
Euclid Consortium
2026. june 24.
The largest and most detailed photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light is revealed today by the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission.
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Euclid Space Warps – help us hunt for galaxy-galaxy lenses
Euclid Space Warps – help us hunt for galaxy-galaxy lenses
András Kovács, Lendület team leader
2026. april 21.
With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project on the Zooniverse platform, you can now join in the search to find rare and elusive strong gravitational lenses
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Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Astronomers Create First Detailed Map of the “Flying Saucer” Disk, Revealing Building Blocks of New Planets
Ágnes Kóspál
2025. december 09.
An international research team including Ágnes Kóspál from Konkoly Observatory has created the first detailed map of the molecular layers within a planet-forming disk – the flattened cloud of gas and dust surrounding a young star, where planets are born.
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The 1-meter RCC telescope at the Piszkéstető Mountain Station turned 50 - astronomers celebrated the occasion with a conference
The 1-meter RCC telescope at the Piszkéstető Mountain Station turned 50 - astronomers celebrated the occasion with a conference
Réka Könyves-Tóth, Bálint Seli
2025. december 09.
The Ritchey-Chrétien-Coudé (RCC) telescope at the Piszkéstető Mountain Station, with a 102 cm primary mirror and an effective focal length of 13.5 meters, is currently the largest telescope in Hungary.
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Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Kovács András, Tudományos munkatárs
2025. february 10.
Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery – right in our cosmic backyard.
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Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
Nuclear physicists and astrophysicists have measured the time scale of the Sun's birth
2024. november 14.
Have you ever wondered how long it took for our Sun to form within its stellar nursery?
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