Share or comment on this article: The largest 3D map of the universe EVER made: First breathtaking images from Euclid's 'cosmic atlas' are revealed - as scientists stitch together 14 million galaxies ...

The "first page" of an incredible cosmic atlas being built by the Euclid Space Telescope has been released. The millions of stars and galaxies represent just 1% of the 3D map the mission will create.

Ancient cosmic light that has uniformly filled the universe since around 400,000 years after the Big Bang could act like a treasure map that guides scientists to the secrets of dark matter.