Euclid

Euclid is a mission investigating the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, and what role they play in the history and structure of the universe, and in its accelerating expansion.

Euclid is a European Space Agency mission with important contributions from NASA, including infrared detectors for one instrument and science and data analysis.

Euclid is designed to give us important new insights into the "dark side" of the universe — namely dark matter and dark energy, both thought to be key components of our cosmos.

The Euclid consortium, with important participation from NASA, provides science instruments and data and science analysis. NASA's Euclid Project Office is based at JPL. JPL provides the infrared flight detectors for one of Euclid's two science instruments. NASA Goddard performed detailed testing on flight detectors prior to delivery. The Euclid NASA Science Center is based at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. It supports all US investigators, including three teams selected by NASA. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.