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Euclid Spacecraft

Artwork • May 26, 2020

Artist's impression of the Euclid spacecraft, a medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision to investigate the expansion of our Universe over the past ten billion years, probing cosmic epochs from before the expansion started to accelerate, all the way to the present.

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Structural and Thermal Model of Euclid

Photograph • September 19, 2019

The structural and thermal model of the Euclid satellite recently completed its thermal qualification tests at Thales Alenia Space’s premises in Cannes, France. Integrated in near-flight configuration, including the payload and service modules, the satellite model is ready to undergo mechanical vibration tests in coming weeks.

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Artist's Impression of Euclid

Artwork • September 6, 2019

Updated artist's impression of the Euclid spacecraft

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Artist's impression of Euclid

Artwork • July 14, 2014

The Euclid spacecraft will have a launch mass of around 2100 kg. It will be about 4.5 metres tall and 3.1 metres in 'diameter' (with appendages stowed). The nominal mission lifetime is six years.

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The Distribution of Matter and Energy in the Universe

Chart • January 4, 2011

This diagram shows the distribution of matter and energy in the Universe. Matter familiar to us on Earth - the atoms and molecules that make up everything we see - account for only a small fraction of the total mass-energy of the Universe. Mysterious and unknown dark matter and dark energy accounts for most of the mass-energy of the Universe.

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Euclid Artist Concept

Artwork • December 1, 2010

Two spacecraft concepts were studied during the assessment phase: (left) concept from EADS Astrium, and (right) the selected concept from Thales Alenia Space.