NASA joins ESA's 'dark Universe' mission 24 January 2013 NASA has officially joined ESA's Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the mysterious natures of dark matter and dark energy. Read more
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Euclid is an ESA mission to map the geometry of the dark Universe. The mission will investigate the distance-redshift relationship and the evolution of cosmic structures by measuring shapes and redshifts of galaxies and clusters of galaxies out to redshifts ~2, or equivalently to a look-back time of 10 billion years. In this way, Euclid will cover the entire period over which dark energy played a significant role in accelerating the expansion.
Latest News
Dark Universe mission blueprint complete 20 June 2012 ESA's Euclid mission to explore the hidden side of the Universe - dark energy and dark matter - reached an important milestone today that will see it head towards full construction. Read more
Announcements
Announcement of Opportunity for an Independent Legacy Scientist in the Euclid Science Team 15 February 2012 The scientific community is invited to participate in the Euclid mission by responding to the present Announcement of Opportunity (AO). This AO solicits proposals for the appointment of the second Independent Legacy Scientist in the Euclid Science Team. The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 April 2012, 12:00 CET. Read more
Latest Publications
Euclid definition study report (Red Book) 29 September 2011 Read more
Euclid Mission Assessment Study - Executive Summary (Thales Alenia Space) 22 January 2010 The Euclid Mission Assessment Study is the industrial part of the Euclid assessment phase. This document summarizes the results of one such study performed between September 2008 and September 2009 by a team led by Thales Alenia Space (I) and including Thales Alenia Space (F), Kayser-Threde and Deimos Space. Read more
Euclid Mission Assessment Study - Executive Summary (EADS Astrium) 22 January 2010 The Euclid Mission Assessment Study is the industrial part of the Euclid assessment phase. The study has been performed by Astrium from September 2008 to September 2009 and is intended for space segment definition and programmatic evaluation. The prime responsibility is with Astrium GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) with support from Astrium SAS (Toulouse, France) and Astrium Ltd (Stevenage, UK). Read more
Technical Review Report - Euclid 14 December 2009 Reference: SRE-PA/2009/051; Issue 1, Revision 2. This technical review report for the Euclid candidate mission presents the outcome of ESA's internal review of this M-class candidate mission in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan. Read more
