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ESA’s Euclid Mission Releases First Piece of Its 3D Map of Universe
Top Stories Tamfitronics ESA astronomers have released a 208-gigapixel mosaic of images taken by Euclid, a mission launched in 2023 to study why the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.This mosaic made by ESA’s Euclid space telescope contains 260 observations collected in 2024. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / CEA Paris-Saclay / J.-C. Cuillandre / E. Bertin / G. Anselmi.The new Euclid mosaic contains 260 observations made between March 25 and April 8, 2024.In just two weeks, the space telescope covered 132 square degrees of the southern sky in pristine detail, more than 500 times the area of the full Moon.This mosaic accounts for 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture over six years.During this survey, Euclid will observe the shapes, distances and motions of billions of...
ESA’s ‘planetary defence mission’ has startups dreaming of asteroid mining
NASA Space Technology Europe’s spacetech elite are making their final preparations for a groundbreaking meeting with an asteroid.A spacecraft called Hera — named after the Greek goddess of marriage — will make the rendezvous. The probe is slated for launch on October 7.If all goes well, Hera will then complete a detailed inspection of Dimorphos — a binary asteroid that’s also caught the eye of NASA.Back in 2022, the agency’s DART spacecraft deliberately smashed into Dimorphos. The collision contributed to a test of humanity’s planetary defences.NASA wants to prove that we could divert a giant space rock hurtling towards Earth — and avoid the same fate as...
