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Euclid

Euclid

Euclid will investigate the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

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Mission Statistics

Launch Date

July 2023

Type

Orbiter

Target

Stars and Galaxies

Status

Current

About the mission

Euclid, a planned mission to investigate the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, has passed its preliminary design review. This clears the way for construction to begin.

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, will provide science instruments and data and science analysis. NASA's Euclid Project Office is based at JPL. JPL will provide the infrared flight detectors for one of Euclid's two science instruments. NASA Goddard will perform 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 will support all US investigators, including three teams selected by NASA. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

Instruments

  • A 1.2 m-diameter telescope
  • Infrared detectors for one instrument and science and data analysis

More about Stars and Galaxies

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Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images

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ESA’s Euclid Mission Launches to Explore ‘Dark Universe’

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Euclid Spacecraft in Cleanroom

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What's Up - July 2023

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15 Years of Radio Data Reveals Evidence of Space-Time Murmur

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NASA’s Roman and ESA’s Euclid Will Team Up to Investigate Dark Energy

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NASA to Provide Coverage for Launch of ESA ‘Dark Universe’ Mission

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