{"id":13930,"date":"2023-11-07T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1401255"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:15:43","slug":"dark-universe-space-mission-reveals-its-first-colour-images-of-the-cosmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=13930","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dark universe\u2019 space mission reveals its first colour images of the cosmos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A spacecraft that\u2019s exploring the dark universe has released its first full-colour images of the cosmos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named <\/span>Euclid<\/span><\/a> after the ancient Greek \u201cfather <\/span>of geometry,\u201d the satellite was developed by the European Space Agency<\/a> (ESA). Its mission: <\/span>produce the world\u2019s largest, most accurate 3D map of the universe <\/span>\u2014 with time as the third dimension. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over a six-year journey that launched in July, the \u20ac1bn probe will monitor more than a third of the sky and billions of galaxies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The observations will explore the influence of dark matter and dark energy on the formation of the universe. Together, these entities comprise 95% of our cosmos \u2014 but we still don\u2019t understand exactly what they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

To find out, Euclid will observe the shapes, distances, and motions of billions of galaxies that are up to 10 billion light-years away.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDark matter pulls galaxies together and causes them to spin more rapidly than visible matter alone can account for; dark energy is driving the accelerated expansion of the universe,\u201d said Professor Carole Mundell, ESA\u2019s director of science.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Euclid will for the first-time allow cosmologists to study these competing dark mysteries together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On board the 4.7 metre satellite is one of the most precise telescopes ever sent to space<\/a>. The telescope is equipped with two cameras: VIS, which captures the cosmos in visible light, and NISP, which measures the distances to galaxies and the expansion speed of the universe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s pictures are a showcase of their capabilities. According to ESA, a telescope has never previously produced this quality of astronomical images across such a large expanse of the sky, and so deep into the distant Universe.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the coming months, Euclid\u2019s scientists will analyse the snapshots for a series of scientific papers. But y<\/span>ou can check the first five out right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The Perseus Cluster of galaxies<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/a>This square astronomical image shows thousands of galaxies across the black expanse of space. Credit: ESA<\/figcaption>