Europe turns its new $1.5 billion space telescope on, and happily it works (arstechnica.com)
from tedu to tech on 31 Jul 2023 17:18
https://azorius.net/p/3t2jV26g3f3Xx4vR2P-Europe-turns-its-new-15-billion-space-telescope-

When it is fully calibrated, Euclid will literally observe billions of galaxies in the night sky and provide data to create a three-dimensional map of the Universe. Euclid is one of the first space-based telescopes designed after the discovery of dark energy, so scientists hope it will provide critical data to shed light on such mysterious subjects.

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