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Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images

Euclid • News Release • July 31st, 2023

The two instruments aboard Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) spacecraft with NASA contributions, have captured their first test images. The results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for – and possibly much more.

Euclid mission ground segment is ready to receive data

Euclid • News Release • July 25th, 2023

The Euclid mission will soon transmit an unprecedented volume of data back to Earth – 100 GB every day for six years, to help illuminate the dark Universe. ESA’s ground segment is ready to receive all that data.

Follow Euclid's first months in space

Euclid • News Release • July 20th, 2023

Follow Euclid on its journey to Lagrange point L2 and find out how mission controllers at Euclid Science Operations Center are turning on, checking and calibrating the spacecraft’s equipment, the telescope and scientific instruments, in preparation for routine science observations.

Two-faced star exposed

ZTF • News Release • July 19th, 2023

In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced. One side of the white dwarf is composed of hydrogen, while the other is made up of helium.

New Study Reveals NASA’s Roman Could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • July 19th, 2023

New research by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets – worlds that drift through space untethered to a star – far outnumber planets that orbit stars.

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

Euclid • News Release • July 1st, 2023

The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:12 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 1, beginning its mission to study why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.

IPAC’s Euclid NASA Science Center Is Ready for Launch

Euclid • News Release • June 28th, 2023

It’s official: the Euclid telescope is planned to be launched into space starting on July 1, 2023, to embark on a six-year mission to create the largest, most accurate 3D map of the universe to understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter—and the Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI)...

NASA’s Roman and ESA’s Euclid Will Team Up To Investigate Dark Energy

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • June 27th, 2023

A new space telescope named Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with important contributions from NASA, is set to launch in July to explore why the universe’s expansion is speeding up. Scientists call the unknown cause of this cosmic acceleration “dark energy.” By May 2027, NASA’s...

NASA’s Roman and ESA’s Euclid Will Team Up To Investigate Dark Energy

Euclid • News Release • June 27th, 2023

NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA ‘Dark Universe’ Mission

Euclid • News Release • June 26th, 2023

The ESA (European Space Agency) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT Saturday, July 1, to launch the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is an ESA mission with contributions from NASA that will shed light on the nature of dark matter and dark energy, two of the biggest modern mysteries...

Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images

Euclid • July 31st, 2023

The two instruments aboard Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) spacecraft with NASA contributions, have captured their first test images. The results indicate that the space...

Euclid mission ground segment is ready to receive data

Euclid • July 25th, 2023

The Euclid mission will soon transmit an unprecedented volume of data back to Earth – 100 GB every day for six years, to help illuminate the dark Universe. ESA’s ground segment...

Follow Euclid's first months in space

Euclid • July 20th, 2023

Follow Euclid on its journey to Lagrange point L2 and find out how mission controllers at Euclid Science Operations Center are turning on, checking and calibrating the...

Two-faced star exposed

ZTF • July 19th, 2023

In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced....

New Study Reveals NASA’s Roman Could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • July 19th, 2023

New research by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets – worlds that drift through space untethered to a star – far outnumber planets that...

ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

Euclid • July 1st, 2023

The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11:12 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 1, beginning its mission to...

IPAC’s Euclid NASA Science Center Is Ready for Launch

Euclid • June 28th, 2023

It’s official: the Euclid telescope is planned to be launched into space starting on July 1, 2023, to embark on a six-year mission to create the largest, most accurate 3D map of...

NASA’s Roman and ESA’s Euclid Will Team Up To Investigate Dark Energy

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 27th, 2023

A new space telescope named Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with important contributions from NASA, is set to launch in July to explore why the universe’s...

NASA’s Roman and ESA’s Euclid Will Team Up To Investigate Dark Energy

Euclid • June 27th, 2023

A new space telescope named Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with important contributions from NASA, is set to launch in July to explore why the universe’s...

NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA ‘Dark Universe’ Mission

Euclid • June 26th, 2023

The ESA (European Space Agency) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT Saturday, July 1, to launch the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is an ESA mission with...