Euclid is ESA’s active dark-Universe observatory launched on July 1, 2023. From a large orbit around Sun-Earth L2, it surveys visible and near-infrared light across more than one third of the sky to map galaxies and cosmic structure.
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EuclidESA EuclidEuclid space telescope
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Euclid Space Observatory
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Euclid is ESA’s active dark-Universe observatory launched on July 1, 2023. From a large orbit around Sun-Earth L2, it surveys visible and near-infrared light across more than one third of the sky to map galaxies and cosmic structure.