Euclid Stories
New Images From Euclid Mission Reveal Wide View of the Dark Universe
With NASA contributions, the mission will complement dark energy studies to be made by the agency’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Euclid mission, led by ESA (the European Space Agency) with contributions from NASA, has released five new…
What is Dark Energy? Inside our accelerating, expanding Universe
Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began with a rapid expansion we call the big bang. After this initial expansion, which lasted a fraction of a second, gravity started to slow the universe down. But the cosmos wouldn’t stay…
First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions
The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities. The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images…
Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images
The telescope took a picture of a glittering field of stars, indicating that it is doing well after a million-mile journey from Earth.
ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’
NASA is contributing to the European Space Agency mission, which will complement dark energy studies by the agency’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The ESA (European Space Agency) Euclid spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at…
NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA ‘Dark Universe’ Mission
The Euclid mission will focus on illuminating dark matter and dark energy. The ESA (European Space Agency) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:11 a.m. EDT (8:11 a.m. PDT) Saturday, July 1, to launch the Euclid spacecraft. Euclid is an…
NASA Delivers Hardware for ESA Dark Energy Mission
The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission, set to launch in 2022, will investigate two of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy: dark matter and dark energy. A team of NASA engineers recently delivered critical hardware for one of the instruments…
Euclid Dark Energy Telescope Selects Deep Fields
Three extremely dark patches of the sky have been selected for in-depth observations by the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. Researchers will probe these “Euclid Deep Fields” for faint and distant objects in the universe. The positions of the deep…