Euclid
AgencyESA
Year2023
TypeDark energy survey
RocketFalcon 9
CountryEurope
About the Mission
Mapping the dark universe by observing billions of galaxies. Investigating dark energy and dark matter, which make up 95% of the universe. Will create the largest 3D map of the cosmos ever made. First images showed thousands of galaxies in a single frame.
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