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The ESA’s Euclid Telescope Discovered a New Comet Completely by Accident

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It was identified in Euclid telescope imagery using software designed to detect moving objects.

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  1. Phys

    Euclid discovers its first new comet 810 million miles from Earth (opens Phys)

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    The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has discovered its first previously unknown comet in images taken between Sept. 16 and 24, 2026.

  2. Universe Today

    The ESA's Euclid Space Telescope Has Discovered A New Comet (opens Universe Today)

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    The ESA's Euclid space telescope was launched in July, 2026, and its mission is to observe billions of galaxies. The goal is to measure their redshifts over 10 billion years of Universal expansion, to better understand dark matter and dark energy.

  3. EarthSky

    Euclid was mapping the universe. Then it found a comet (opens EarthSky)

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    The Euclid space telescope made an accidental comet discovery as it searched the universe for evidence of dark matter and dark energy. The post Euclid was mapping the universe. Then it found a comet first appeared on EarthSky .

  4. CNET

    The ESA’s Euclid Telescope Discovered a New Comet Completely by Accident (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    It was identified in Euclid telescope imagery using software designed to detect moving objects.

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