{"id":328505,"date":"2025-03-03T16:29:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=328505"},"modified":"2025-03-04T13:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:12:31","slug":"euclid-space-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/euclid-space-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"Euclid Space Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Euclid Space Telescope has discovered a new Einstein ring, named Altieri\u2019s ring, in the nearby galaxy NGC 6505.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-328719 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?resize=678%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Euclid Space Telescope\" width=\"678\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Euclid Space Telescope<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Euclid Space Telescope<\/strong> is a space observatory launched by the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong> on <strong>July 1, 2023<\/strong>, with the mission to explore the <strong>dark universe <\/strong>including <strong>dark matter and dark energy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to map the large-scale structure of the universe and study how cosmic structures evolved over time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission Objectives:<\/strong> It involves:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Understanding Dark Energy<\/strong>: Euclid will help determine how dark energy influences the <strong>expansion of the universe<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mapping Dark Matter<\/strong>: By observing gravitational lensing effects, Euclid will provide insights into the <strong>distribution of dark matter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Studying Galaxy Evolution<\/strong>: The telescope will observe billions of galaxies to understand their <strong>formation and growth over 10 billion years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Euclid is positioned at the <strong>Lagrange Point 2 (L2)<\/strong>, 1.5 million km from Earth, to avoid interference from Earth&#8217;s light and atmosphere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Field of View<\/strong>: Much wider than the <strong>Hubble Space Telescope<\/strong>, allowing it to scan vast areas of the sky efficiently.<\/li>\n<li>Over six years, Euclid will observe <strong>one-third of the sky<\/strong> and study billions of galaxies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About Einstein Ring<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An\u00a0<b>Einstein ring<\/b>\u00a0is a ring-shaped pattern of light formed due to\u00a0<b>gravitational lensing<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>It occurs when light from a distant galaxy is bent by the gravitational field of a massive celestial object (such as a galaxy or cluster) in front of it.<\/li>\n<li>The light bends in such a way that it appears as a circular ring around the foreground object.<\/li>\n<li><b>Einstein rings are extremely rare<\/b>\u2014less than\u00a0<b>1% of galaxies<\/b>\u00a0produce them.\u00a0<b>The first Einstein ring<\/b>\u00a0was discovered in\u00a0<b>1987<\/b>, and\u00a0<b>only a few have been found<\/b>\u00a0since then.<\/li>\n<li>These rings are\u00a0<b>not visible to the naked eye<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>require powerful space telescopes<\/b>\u00a0like\u00a0<b>ESA\u2019s Euclid<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>NASA\u2019s Hubble<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Euclid Space Telescope has discovered a new Einstein ring, named Altieri\u2019s ring, in the nearby galaxy NGC 6505. About Euclid Space Telescope The Euclid Space Telescope is a space observatory launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 1, 2023, with the mission to explore the dark universe including dark matter and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/euclid-space-telescope\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Euclid Space Telescope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":328719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-328505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Euclid-Space-Telescope.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}