Title: Euclid Space Telescope Launches on Mission to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe
ESA Aims to Explore the Secrets Behind the Birth of the Universe
Cape Canaveral, Florida – In a monumental achievement, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched the Euclid space telescope at 0:12 am on the 2nd of October, marking a significant step forward in unraveling the mysteries of the universe. The Euclid Space Telescope, aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9, intends to shed light on the concealed realms of dark matter and dark energy, by delving into the secrets of the universe’s birth and the enigmatic cause behind its accelerated expansion.
Unveiling the Vastness Beyond:
The Euclid Space Telescope, poised to orbit the second Lagrangian point (L2) alongside the James Webb Space Telescope, will offer invaluable insights into the cosmos over the next seven months. Positioned at L2, where the gravitational forces of the Earth and Sun attain equilibrium, creating a stable environment for observing the universe, Euclid is primed to embark on its mission.
Exploring the Realm of Dark Matter and Dark Energy:
With an unyielding resolve to understand the universe comprehensively, Euclid sets its sights on investigating dark energy and dark matter. While the human eye can perceive a mere 5% of celestial objects such as stars, planets, and gases, the enigmatic dark energy constitutes a staggering 68% of the universe, whereas dark matter encompasses 27%. This immense quest for knowledge seeks to decode the workings of these elusive forces.
According to the prevailing theories, dark energy is an uncharted force, driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. On the other hand, dark matter is proposed as a means to explain gravitational phenomena that observable matter cannot. Although concepts such as Axion and WIMP have emerged as potential candidates for dark matter, none have been definitively observed or understood. Scientists anticipate that identifying and comprehending dark energy and dark matter will unveil the birth and expansion of the universe.
Unleashing the Boundaries of Observation:
Endowed with a field of view 200 times wider than the Hubble Space Telescope, Euclid is poised to explore galaxies situated up to 10 billion light-years away. Armed with this astronomical capability, Euclid Consortium scientists aspire to construct a 3D map of the universe spanning a colossal 10 billion years. These map-based observations will facilitate analysis of gravitational lensing phenomena – a distortion of light originating from distant galaxies, manipulated by the gravitational pull of intervening celestial bodies.
Pathway to Discovery:
“The Euclid telescope heralds a new era of scientific exploration, aiming to demystify the most captivating inquiries in modern science,” emphasized Joseph Aschbacher, Director of the ESA. The Euclid Space Telescope is set to unveil its preliminary findings in October, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the hidden epochs of our vast cosmos.
ESA “We will discover the secret of the birth of the universe by exploring dark matter and dark energy”
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched the Euclid telescope at 0:12 am on the 2nd. ESA.
The Euclid Space Telescope was launched with a mission to reveal the secrets of the birth of the universe and the cause of the accelerated expansion of the universe.
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched the Euclid space telescope aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 0:12 am on the 2nd, Korean time.
Euclid will reach the second Lagrangian point (L2) where the James Webb Space Telescope is located a month later and will be tested for seven months. The second Lagrangian point is the point where the gravitational forces of the Earth and the Sun are balanced and the gravitational force becomes zero, and this is the position where the space telescope can observe the universe stably.
The Euclid Space Telescope aims to explore dark energy and dark matter. Among the substances that exist in the universe, only about 5% of celestial objects such as stars and planets and gases are the substances that humans can see. Scientists explain that the remaining 68% of the universe is dark energy and 27% is dark matter.
According to the theory, dark energy is an ‘unknown force’ that has not yet been explored, and is thought to be the force that accelerates the expansion of the universe. Dark matter is a concept put forward to explain gravitational phenomena in the universe that cannot be explained by the action of visible matter. Axion, WIMP, etc. have been mentioned as candidates for dark matter, but nothing has been properly observed or revealed. Scientists hope to explain the birth and expansion of the universe by identifying dark energy and dark matter.
The Euclid Space Telescope has a field of view 200 times wider than the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing it to observe galaxies 10 billion light years away. Euclid Consortium scientists plan to use the observational results to construct a 3D map of the universe for 10 billion years and then analyze the gravitational lensing phenomenon that appears on the map.
Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon where light from galaxies or celestial bodies billions of light years away is slightly distorted by the gravitational influence of other celestial bodies in between. “If we remove the influence of visible matter, like other celestial bodies, from the gravitational lensing phenomenon, we will be able to calculate the existence of dark matter or dark energy,” said project manager Giuseppe Laca Euclid.
The Euclid Space Telescope is due to release its first observations in October. Joseph Aschbacher, director of the ESA, said, “The Euclid telescope is the beginning of a new scientific attempt to answer the most interesting questions of modern science.”
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