O Euclid telescope operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), is the new bet by astronomers to observe the dark matter in the Universe . Launched in July 2023, its objective is, within six years, to record data from billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away, making a full map of a third of the sky.
Research officially began in February 2024 and the goal is for the tool to be able to complete 15% of its mission in the first year of activity. The expected useful life is six years, with the possibility of extension depending on the amount of gas for propulsion that is still available.
Euclid is part of a European ESA mission with contributions from NASA (United States space agency). The complete project includes 2,000 scientists from 300 institutes from 13 European countries, as well as the United States, Canada and Japan.
Discovering the nature of dark matter
The research to be carried out in space must answer some questions such as: what is the structure and history of the cosmic web — filaments of dark matter, which many astronomers believe form the basis of the universe; what is the nature of dark matter and energy; how the expansion of the Universe has changed over time; and confirm that our understanding of gravity is complete.
See images already taken by the Euclid telescope
Source: CNN Brasil
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