SCIENCE

Everything about ESA's Euclid mission

By Sanjana Shankar

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Exploring universe's mysteries

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched the Euclid mission on July 1. The space telescope will explore the dark side of the cosmos.

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Euclid

Euclid will observe billions of galaxies, across a third of the sky, to shed light on dark matter and dark energy that together make up 95% of the universe.

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Instruments

Euclid carries a 1.2-meter-wide mirror and two instruments: a visible imager and a near-infrared spectrometer and photometer for science investigations.

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Exploring the cosmos

Euclid will conduct observations from a halo orbit around the L2 Lagrange point, which lies about 1.6 million km from Earth.

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Lifetime

In the upcoming months, Euclid will be subjected to calibrations and testing before it can start operations. The mission is expected to last six years.

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