All articles tagged with #cosmic survey
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun a decade-long cosmic survey using the largest digital camera ever built to map billions of stars and galaxies, repeatedly imaging the southern sky to reveal faint objects and help scientists study galaxy formation, dark matter, and dark energy.
The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope has sent back its first images, confirming that its instruments are working well. Euclid's mission is to map out the dark side of the universe by analyzing billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away. The telescope will create a 3D map that includes the element of time to show the evolution of these realms. The images captured by Euclid's Visible Instrument (VIS) and Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) reveal cosmic rays, glittering stars, and galaxies that will be further investigated. Euclid aims to shed light on the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, which make up 95% of the universe.