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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