A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 per cent of the known universe.The telescope dubbed Euclid, a European Space Age
A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 per cent of the known universe.
If all goes as planned, Euclid will be released after a short ride to space for a month-long voyage to its destination in solar orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth - a position of gravitational stability between the Earth and sun called the Lagrange Point Two, or L2. The mission focuses on two foundational components of the dark universe. One is dark matter, the invisible but theoretically influential cosmic scaffolding thought to give shape and texture to the cosmos. The other is dark energy, an equally enigmatic force believed to explain why expansion of the universe, as scientists learned in the 1990s, has long been accelerating.
While the James Webb Space Telescope launched by NASA late last year allows astronomers to zero in on particular objects from the early universe with unprecedented clarity, Euclid is intended to expose the hidden fabric and mechanics of the cosmos by meticulously charting an enormous swath of the observable universe in 3-D, more than 1 billion galaxies in all.
The data will be collected as Euclid maps the last 10 billion years of cosmic history across a third of the sky, gazing outward, and thus back in time, to an era of the universe astronomers call"cosmic noon," when most stars were forming.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Microsoft president goes to Europe to shape AI regulation debateBRUSSELS : Microsoft President Brad Smith on Thursday talked up the benefits of regulating artificial intelligence and how the U.S. software giant can help, reiterating a message to a Brussels audience that he delivered in Washington last month.Together with Twitter-owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Smith ha
Read more »
Draft EU artificial intelligence rules could hurt Europe -open letterSTOCKHOLM : The proposed EU Artificial Intelligence legislation would jeopardise Europe's competitiveness and technological sovereignty, according to an open letter signed by more than 160 executives at companies ranging from Renault to Meta.EU lawmakers agreed to a set of draft rules this month where sys
Read more »
Draft EU artificial intelligence rules could hurt EuropeSTOCKHOLM: The proposed EU Artificial Intelligence legislation would jeopardise Europe's competitiveness and technological sovereignty, according to an open letter signed by more than 160 executives at companies ranging from Renault to Meta. EU lawmakers agreed to a set of draft rules this month where syst
Read more »
New travel requirement for Singaporeans travelling to Europe from 2024SINGAPORE - Singaporeans heading to popular European countries such as France, Italy and Spain will be required to apply for an additional travel document from next year onwards. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
New travel requirement for Singaporeans travelling to Europe from 2024Singaporeans heading to popular European countries such as France, Italy and Spain will be required to apply for an additional travel document from next year onwards. Named the European Travel Information and Authorisation System, or Etias, it is an electronic visa waiver...
Read more »