Photo: Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula. Photo by ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi
The Euclid space telescope has embarked on a mission to unveil the mysteries surrounding dark energy – the force behind the Universe’s accelerating expansion. It will also explore the distribution of dark matter, a substantial yet elusive component of cosmic mass that escapes detection by conventional telescopes, as it emits no detectable light or energy.
Euclid sends images of the Universe back to Earth. And we’re excited because the data processing of these images involves lasers!
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