"Euclid Telescope's Vision Restored Through De-icing Campaign"

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"Euclid Telescope's Vision Restored Through De-icing Campaign"
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The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, designed to study the dark universe, has been restored to full functionality after a successful de-icing procedure. Engineers heated parts of the spacecraft to remove frozen water molecules that had accumulated on its mirrors, resulting in a 15% increase in light reception. The telescope, located one million miles from Earth, is expected to face this issue again in the future, prompting the team to plan for regular decontamination procedures to maintain its optical system.

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