Euclid’s Here!

<p>The dark matter telescope known as &ldquo;Euclid&rdquo; has finally come online and we&rsquo;re seeing its first images flood back!</p> <p>To cut it short, Euclid is a dark matter telescope which aims to solve the dark matter mystery once and for all. Having been launched on July 1st, Euclid&rsquo;s spent four months calibrating its instruments (much like the JWST) after having made it to its&rsquo; resting point L2 (much like the JWST).</p> <p>As GAIA&rsquo;s successor, one of its objectives is to create a map of the night sky. To do this, it&rsquo;ll employ NISP, or the&nbsp;<em>Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer</em>. This will allow it to take spectrographic and photometric measurements of light, first splitting then absorbing light as it travels to determine its composition and amount.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@cheesyminecart/euclids-here-dd0eeef431b0"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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