Euclid Launches On Mission To Probe Unseen Universe

Euclid liftoff

Euclid lift-off, July 1, 2023

Credit: SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent a European-built spacecraft on a 1 million mi. journey to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2 (L2), a gravitationally stable orbit from where the probe, named Euclid, will conduct a six-year survey to answer questions about dark matter, dark energy and what the universe is...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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