WAs just about to post this too.
Fucking brilliant
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
July 1, 2023
Three Galaxies in Draco
This tantalizing trio of galaxies sometimes called the Draco Group, is located in the northern constellation of (you guessed it) Draco, the Dragon. From left to right are face-on spiral NGC 5985, elliptical galaxy NGC 5982, and edge-on spiral NGC 5981, all found within this single telescopic field of view that spans a little more than the width of the full moon. While the group is far too small to be a galaxy cluster, and has not been catalogued as a compact galaxy group, the three galaxies all do lie roughly 100 million light-years from planet Earth. Not as well known as other tight groupings of galaxies, the contrast in visual appearance still makes this triplet an attractive subject for astroimagers. On close examination with spectrographs, the bright core of striking spiral NGC 5985 shows prominent emission in specific wavelengths of light, prompting astronomers to classify it as a Seyfert, a type of active galaxy. This impressively deep exposure hints at a faint dim halo along with sharp-edged shells surrounding elliptical NGC 5982, evidence of past galactic mergers. It also reveals many even more distant background galaxies.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html?
Euclid | Journey to darkness
July 1, 2023
ESA’s Euclid space telescope is ready for its launch to space, where it will explore the cosmic mysteries of the dark Universe!
The mission will create the largest, most accurate 3D map of the Universe ever produced across 10 billion years of cosmic time.
Euclid will explore how the Universe has expanded and how large-scale structure is distributed across space and time, revealing more about the role of gravity and the nature of dark energy and dark matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OJ6lCFS29Y
www.esa.int/euclid