Europe’s Euclid space satellite launched to explore ‘dark matter’

Europe’s Euclid space satellite launched to explore ‘dark matter’

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: July 04 2023

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  • Named after the Egyptian Greek mathematician, the Euclid Space Telescope begins its mission to observe the dark universe.
  • A European-built orbital satellite has launched into space on 01st July 2023 from Florida on a mission to shed new light on dark energy and dark matter, the mysterious cosmic forces scientists say account for 95% of the known universe.
  • Scientists aim to uncover the mysterious roles of gravity as well as the nature of dark energy and dark matter. About 85% of the matter in the universe is dark matter, while dark energy accounts for about 70% of its energy.
  • The Euclid telescope, named for the ancient Greek mathematician known as the “father of geometry”, was carried in the cargo bay of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket which blasted off about 11am EDT (1500 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force station
  • Euclid was designed and built entirely by ESA, with the US space agency, NASA, supplying photodetectors for its near-infrared instrument. 
  • The Euclid consortium comprises more than 2,000 scientists from 13 European nations, the US, Canada and Japan.
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