Project News

Euclid Commissioning

Euclid • News Release • September 28th, 2023

Euclid commissioning is looking up. A few issues were found earlier, unsurprising for a space mission with stringent requirements to achieve groud-breaking science goals; all have been mitigated.

Euclid NISP Instrument

Euclid • News Release • September 14th, 2023

NISP, one of Euclid's two instruments, is required for measuring galaxy redshifts. It has two modes: imaging and slitless spectroscopy. Each NISP image has 64 million pixels over 0.57 square degrees.

Euclid VIS Instrument

Euclid • News Release • September 7th, 2023

Euclid's VIS instrument is one of the two instruments on Euclid, required for acquiring weak lensing data. It is a large format imager, with 609 million pixels covering 0.57 square degrees.

Euclid Consortium

Euclid • News Release • August 24th, 2023

The Euclid Consortium consists of ~2500 scientists and engineers across more than 15 countries. The Euclid Consortium website provides a lot of useful information.

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What's in Euclid's First Images

Euclid • News Release • August 17th, 2023

Euclid has successfully completed its commissioning period, during which all functions of the spacecraft and instrumentation were checked.

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The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey

Euclid • News Release • August 10th, 2023

ESA’s Euclid mission will create a 3D-map of the Universe that scientists will use to measure the properties of the dark Universe. The Euclid Flagship Simulation tells us what to expect.

Euclid: first images

Euclid • News Release • July 31st, 2023

Euclid’s two instruments, VIS and NISP, have captured their first test images. This important milestone indicates that the telescope and instruments are working well. Euclid was launched on July 1, 2023, and will survey the dark Universe over nearly a third of the full sky.

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.

Euclid Commissioning

Euclid • September 28th, 2023

Euclid commissioning is looking up. A few issues were found earlier, unsurprising for a space mission with stringent requirements to achieve groud-breaking science goals; all...

Euclid NISP Instrument

Euclid • September 14th, 2023

NISP, one of Euclid's two instruments, is required for measuring galaxy redshifts. It has two modes: imaging and slitless spectroscopy. Each NISP image has 64 million pixels...

Euclid VIS Instrument

Euclid • September 7th, 2023

Euclid's VIS instrument is one of the two instruments on Euclid, required for acquiring weak lensing data. It is a large format imager, with 609 million pixels covering 0.57...

Euclid Consortium

Euclid • August 24th, 2023

The Euclid Consortium consists of ~2500 scientists and engineers across more than 15 countries. The Euclid Consortium website provides a lot of useful information.

What's in Euclid's First Images

Euclid • August 17th, 2023

Euclid has successfully completed its commissioning period, during which all functions of the spacecraft and instrumentation were checked.

The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey

Euclid • August 10th, 2023

ESA’s Euclid mission will create a 3D-map of the Universe that scientists will use to measure the properties of the dark Universe. The Euclid Flagship Simulation tells us what...

Euclid: first images

Euclid • July 31st, 2023

Euclid’s two instruments, VIS and NISP, have captured their first test images. This important milestone indicates that the telescope and instruments are working well. Euclid was...

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...