In three months, the tool will begin a six year exploration of dark energy and dark matter.
It will take about a month for Euclid to reach the insertion point of its wide orbit around L2. Once there, the tool will begin two months of testing and calibration and preparing for the routine observations.
“The Euclid’s mission is to uncover two mysterious components of our Universe: dark matter and dark energy. Understanding the role of these enigmatic entities will help us answer the fundamental question: what is the Universe made of?” further stated ESA. The hope is that the tool will produce an extensive and detailed chart of the extragalactic sky. Some of the long-standing mysteries that may then be answered are how matter is distributed across immense distances and how the expansion of the Universe has evolved over time.
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