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In this image Euclid showcases NGC 6744, an archetype of the kind of galaxy currently forming most of the stars in the local Universe. Euclid’s large field-of-view covers the entire galaxy, capturing not only spiral structure on larger scales but also exquisite detail on small spatial scales. This includes feather-like lanes of dust emerging as ‘spurs’ from the spiral arms, shown here with incredible clarity. Scientists are using this dataset to understand how dust and gas are linked to star formation.

This breathtaking image features Messier 78, a vibrant star nursery enveloped in interstellar dust. Euclid peered deep into this nursery using its infrared camera, exposing hidden regions of star formation for the first time, mapping its complex filaments of gas and dust in unprecedented detail, and uncovering newly formed stars and planets. Euclid’s instruments can detect objects just a few times the mass of Jupiter, and its infrared ‘eyes’ reveal over 300 000 new objects in this field of view alone.

This view shows the galaxy cluster Abell 2764 (top right), which comprises hundreds of galaxies within a vast halo of dark matter. Euclid captures many objects in this patch of sky, including background galaxies, more distant clusters, and interacting galaxies throwing off streams and shells of stars. This complete view of Abell 2764 and surroundings — obtained thanks to Euclid’s impressively wide field-of-view — allows scientists to ascertain the radius of the cluster and see its outskirts with faraway galaxies still in frame.

"The choice of focusing to sub-mm/radio wavelengths is an obvious one for our department: the scientific interest in using observations in this wavelength range is something different groups at ITA have in common." - Claudia Cicone.

Maryam Saberi is a researcher at the Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics studying the chemical composition of evolved stars at long wavelengths.

"Advancing our understanding of the activity of our Sun and other stars and the impact on nearby planets is highly exciting for me. New and future observatories like ALMA, AtLAST, and Solaris offer new opportunities to learn more" – Sven Wedemeyer.

"Working in the ALMA Nordic node, I am hoping that the Norwegian community of radio-astronomers will keep growing, and I am looking forward for increasing connections and collaborations in the future. We are "close" neighbours, so it's fun to work closer together." – Sebastien Muller.

"There is a lot of work in this field being done at this institute that I had no idea about!" – Bendix Hagedorn, Phd student in Extragalactic Astronomy at ITA.

Prasanta Gorai is Postdoctoral fellow at RoCS who makes use of ALMA observatory to investigate the origin of prebiotic molecules.

"I joined the NoRMAS24 meeting to learn more about what other astronomers working at long wavelengths are doing, how it relates to my own field, and possible collaborations. Even though some of us study different astronomical objects, we mostly utilise the same telescopes and facilities" – Mats Kirkaune, PhD student at RoCS.