Humanity is one step closer to understanding two of the great mysteries of the universe: dark energy and matter. These two aspects that turn world astrophysics upside down already have someone studying them with the most precise instrumentation: The telescope Euclid. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched it into space on July 1 and so far it has been finding its orbit and putting its instrumentation into motion. After a small scare, in which the ESA detected “an unnatural light pattern” in its sensors, it has now, finally, proven to be in a position to complete its task. The ESA has just made public the first two images it has captured Euclid. “The exciting results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals for which it was designed, and possibly much more,” assures the agency.
