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#ESAEuclid was developed since more than a decade. Would everything work? The instrument teams were visibly nervous after launch before the first images were linked back to Earth. Then great relief: yes, both instruments were alive and worked as planned.
More images and explanation, #Euclid52weeks: https://www.euclid-ec.org/euclid-anniversary
Looking back at #ESAEuclid's first 52 weeks: after many years of development on Earth, #Euclid's time as a satellite and space telescope started with a rocket launch. On 1 September 2023, from Cape Canaveral, with a #SpaceX #Falcon9, perfectly inserted into its orbit.
More about #Euclid52weeks at: https://www.euclid-ec.org/euclid-anniversary
#ESAEuclid has been in space since 1 July 2023, and, after commissioning and initial calibration, started surveying the sky ultimately in February. We now celebrate "52 weeks of #Euclid in space - first year of a big journey to new physics":
https://www.euclid-ec.org/euclid-anniversary
These images tell a story about technology, challenges, the #Universe, but foremost about the many people that made #Euclid possible, and that are now working on the #science.
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#fedi22 #Ballooning #Balloon #Science #STEM #Research #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Technology #Cosmology #Astrodon #Space
Ten years ago on this day, publication of the discovery of Laniakea, our Home Supercluster of galaxies
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13674
#Laniakea #supercluster #galaxies #nature #astronomy #astrophysics #cosmology #cosmography #universe #space #science #research #STEM #map #cartography #youarehere #Astrodon #LaniakeaSupercluster #Galaxy #MilkyWay #STEM #cosmicflows #OTD
#ESAEuclid is a space mission planned, built, and operated by more than 2000 scientists and engineers across Europe and other countries. In 'Portraits of Euclideans' we showcase the people behind the mission.
🛰️ 👩🔬 👨🔧 👩🏫
In this portrait: Louis Gabarra, Euclid Research Scientist in Galaxy Evolution and Spectroscopy
https://www.euclid-ec.org/portraits-of-euclideans-louis-gabarra
#ESAEuclid is a space mission planned, built, and operated by more than 2000 scientists and engineers across Europe and other countries. In 'Portraits of Euclideans' we showcase the people behind the mission.
🛰️ 👩🔬 👨🔧 👩🏫
In this portrait: Mischa Schirmer, Euclid calibration scientist
https://www.euclid-ec.org/portraits-of-euclideans-mischa-schirmer/
This week ~600 members of the @ec_euclid are meeting in Rome and online for the annual consortium meeting. Discussing current state of the mission, first science, and progress on the data treatment pipeline.
Also, the 2024 STAR Prize was awarded to a number of individuals and groups for remarkable work in the past year - honour just a small part of the intense and impressive work people have done within the EC.
🚀 Theoretical astrophysicist Peter Coles has bridged to the Fediverse!
On Bsky, Peter shares their thoughts and insights into the complex world of astrophysics (as well as the odd joke here and there). You can follow them here: @telescoper.bsky.social
Now we get to welcome another bridged space expert to the Newsmast Space Community, and the @space Feed!
#ESAEuclid has started its 2nd de-icing campaign, which in total will last only about a week.
Water molecules 💦 that are inside the instrument cavity from before launch will likely remain there throughout the mission - they freeze 🧊 , but change places over time. We don't want them on mirrors, so once in a while we warm up a mirror 🔥 to sublimate the ice away.
Read more in the new @ec_euclid #blog post:
It’s been more than 25 years since the most recent revolutionary idea about our #Universe, the existence of dark energy, was shown to fundamentally be a part of our reality.
Many unsolved problems and theoretical conundrums remain, yet our fundamental understanding of the Universe hasn’t progressed in several decades.
It’s because our current best theories, despite their shortcomings, are so undeniably successful.
#physics #cosmology
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/fundamental-science-victim-success/
Finally, after months of work, the #ESAEuclid Early Release Observation images, data, first science results, and #Euclid mission reference papers have been released. You can read more in our blog post, which has links to the papers, the press releases, and everything else:
https://www.euclid-ec.org/first-early-release-observation-science-and-reference-paper-release
1112 authors for a space mission 🛰️ reference paper seems ... adequate 🤷🏽😯😁
We, the @ec_euclid will publish five main reference papers aimed at the astronomy community about the #ESAEuclid mission, the #Euclid instruments, both cosmology and other astronomy science possibilities, as well as the cosmological simulations used to test all procedures.
Available coming Tuesday, 23 May, 12:00 CEST (and on arXiv a few hours later). Stay tuned!
https://www.bytesde.com/123618/ Solaris: Die besondere Adaption von Stanislaw Lems großartigem Roman #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology #Weltraum #Weltraumtechnik #Weltraumtechnologie #Weltraumtechnologien
