"Euclid Satellite Successfully De-Iced from Millions of Kilometers Away"

The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, located a million miles away, is being "de-iced" due to ice layers on its mirrors affecting the amount of starlight it captures. Scientists are heating low-risk optical parts to begin the de-icing process, aiming to restore and preserve the telescope's ability to collect light from ancient galaxies. This issue is the second problem with the spacecraft in a year, following a sensor malfunction last September. If successful, the de-icing campaign could keep Euclid's systems ice-free for the rest of its six-year mission.