The EU Euclid mission to study nature of dark energy and dark matter. is due to launch this weekend.

Euclid is an ESA mission to map the geometry of the Universe and better understand the mysterious dark matter and dark energy, which make up most of the energy budget of the cosmos. The mission will investigate the distance-redshift relationship and the evolution of cosmic structures by measuring shapes and redshifts of galaxies and clusters of galaxies out to redshifts ~2, or equivalently to a look-back time of 10 billion years. In this way, Euclid will cover the entire period over which dark energy played a significant role in accelerating the expansion of the Universe. [1]

There is also a comprehensive launch kit available [2] in English and other languages from.

References

1. Euclid mission
2. Launch Kit
3. Science Forums

TAGS

#DarkEnergy,#DarkMatter,#EU,ESA,#Mission,Euclid

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57244708

REFERENCES

• Dark Energy Survey
• Science Daily Article

TAGS

#Science,#Astronomy,#DarkEnergy,#DarkEnergySurvey#Survey,#Physics

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