Space Telescope on a Quest to Solve Dark Matter Delivers First Images

The Euclid space telescope, an instrument designed to solve the greatest mystery of the Universe, has sent back its first stunning images.

Developed by the European Space Agency , its unprecedented ability to combine breadth, depth, and sharpness will hopefully shed more light on the mysterious dark universe.

While the James Webb Space Telescope has a much higher resolution, it cannot cover the amount of sky Euclid can with its VIS instruments comprising 36 CCD image sensors that capture 609 megapixels of image data, just under 17 megapixels per sensor. Scientists know that dark energy accelerates the expansion of the Universe and hope that by observing galaxies that are 10 billion light-years away, more will be revealed about the mysterious energy.and not everything went smoothly: Euclid’s optics initially struggled to lock on to stars, capturing loopy star trails. It meant the telescope’s fine guidance sensor required new software.

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