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spacescience1 year ago•2 min saved

"Euclid Space Telescope's Vision Restored Through De-Icing Procedure"

Europe's Euclid space telescope, on a mission to investigate dark matter and dark energy, had its vision restored after a successful de-icing procedure melted a thin layer of ice that had been clouding its sight. The delicate operation involved warming up a single mirror on the telescope, which performed better than expected, allowing the telescope to continue its mission to create the most accurate 3D map of the universe by charting one third of the sky and shedding light on cosmic mysteries.

via Phys.org|

#dark-energy #dark-matter #de-icing-procedure

spacescience1 year ago•2 min saved

"Euclid Telescope's Vision Restored Through De-icing Campaign"

The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, designed to study the dark universe, has been restored to full functionality after a successful de-icing procedure. Engineers heated parts of the spacecraft to remove frozen water molecules that had accumulated on its mirrors, resulting in a 15% increase in light reception. The telescope, located one million miles from Earth, is expected to face this issue again in the future, prompting the team to plan for regular decontamination procedures to maintain its optical system.

via Gizmodo|

#dark-universe #de-icing-procedure #euclid-telescope

spacetechnology1 year ago•3 min saved

"De-Icing Euclid's Vision: Engineers' Million-Mile Plan"

The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope, tasked with observing the dark universe, has been losing vision due to frozen water molecules on its mirrors. Located a million miles from Earth, the telescope's team plans to heat low-risk optical parts to de-ice it, aiming to preserve its ability to survey the sky with unprecedented sensitivity and observe ancient galaxies. This experimental procedure is necessary to prevent the frozen water from jeopardizing Euclid's mission, which has previously recovered from technical glitches shortly after its launch.

via Gizmodo|

#dark-universe #de-icing-procedure #esa