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Euclid Space Telescope : Released Data

Kumari Sonali

Euclid Space Telescope : Released Data

The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields.

  • Euclid Space Telescope named After: Euclid of Alexandria, an ancient Greek mathematician known for his contributions to geometry.
  • Part of ESA’s Cosmic Vision Programme, which aims to explore the origin, components, and fundamental laws governing the universe.
  • Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • Operational Lifespan: Minimum 6 years.
  • Orbit: 5 million km above Earth, at the Lagrange Point 2 (L2), a stable gravitational point in space.
  • Size: 7 meters tall and 3.7 meters in diameter.
  • Image Quality: Four times sharper than ground-based telescopes.
  • Objectives is to Investigate why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate (a phenomenon attributed to dark energy), Study the distribution of dark matter by observing how galaxies and cosmic structures have evolved over billions of years,Map the large-scale structure of the universe in 3D to understand the effects of gravity and cosmic expansion.

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