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space1 month ago•166 min saved

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Ready to Launch After Budget Drama

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after a scare of cancellation amid FY2026 budget cuts, has cleared political hurdles, was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, and is set for Aug. 30 liftoff on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center. It will head to the sun–Earth L2 point to probe dark matter and dark energy, discover exoplanets, and capture infrared images 50 times wider than JWST, marking a major milestone after nearly two decades and about $4 billion in development.

via Space|

#budget-cuts #lagrange-point-l2 #nasa

space3 years ago•1 min saved

Euclid Joins Webb and Gaia at L2: A New Era of Space Exploration Begins

Euclid has reached its destination orbit at Lagrange point L2, located about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. L2 is also home to other space missions like the James Webb Space Telescope and Gaia, offering a vantage point to study the Universe. The spacecraft at L2 can keep the Sun, Earth, and Moon behind them for uninterrupted observations while maintaining communication with Earth. The orbits of these spacecraft are large and do not intersect, ensuring collision avoidance.

via European Space Agency|

#euclid #gaia #james-webb-space-telescope

science-and-exploration3 years ago•2 min saved

"ESA's Euclid Space Telescope: Tracking the Solar System's Secrets from Space"

The Euclid spacecraft is on its journey to Lagrange point L2, and mission controllers at ESOC in Darmstadt are preparing the spacecraft's equipment, telescope, and scientific instruments for routine science observations. Recent operations include releasing the high-gain antenna, activating the wheel mechanisms inside the NISP instrument, and de-icing the telescope mirrors. Euclid is now the biggest transmitter of data from trans-lunar space, surpassing the James Webb Space Telescope. The spacecraft successfully executed critical orbit maneuvers and is on course to join Gaia and Webb around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2.

via European Space Agency|

#euclid #lagrange-point-l2 #science-and-exploration