{"id":46602,"date":"2023-06-29T08:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T08:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=119876"},"modified":"2023-06-29T09:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T09:32:31","slug":"watch-the-live-launch-of-the-euclid-dark-universe-mission","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/watch-the-live-launch-of-the-euclid-dark-universe-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the live launch of the Euclid \u2018dark universe\u2019 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Follow all the action on the day as the European Space Agency prepares to launch its new mission to study dark matter and dark energy. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 29 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The European Space Agency\u2019s Euclid spacecraft is set to launch this Saturday 1 July from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA.<\/p>\n

The spacecraft \u2013 which has been tasked with observing the Universe and uncovering the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, will launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n

Both ESA and SpaceX say they are targeting no earlier than 15:11 UTC \/ 16:11 BST \/ 17:11 CEST this Saturday 1 July, which is 11:11 local time.<\/p>\n

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The Euclid mission<\/a>, it is hoped, will shed some light on the so-called \u2018dark Universe\u2019.<\/p>\n

All of the visible matter in the Universe \u2013 planets, stars, galaxies, everything we can see around us \u2013 accounts for just 5% of the total matter.<\/p>\n

The other 95% is made up of two mysterious components:\u00a0dark energy<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the \u2018force\u2019 behind the accelerating\u00a0expansion of the Universe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and\u00a0dark matter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Launch day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On the day of Euclid\u2019s targeted launch, the launch programme will run between 14:30 \u2013 16:10 UTC, and include the following key planned moments:<\/p>\n

Times in UTC<\/em><\/p>\n

  • 15:11<\/b> Euclid launch on SpaceX Falcon 9<\/li>\n
  • 15:53<\/b> Separation of Euclid from Falcon 9<\/li>\n
  • 15:57<\/b>\u00a0Earliest expected time to acquire Euclid\u2019s signal<\/li>\n<\/ul>

    A backup launch date of Sunday 2 July has been announced by ESA.<\/p>\n

    Watch the Euclid launch live<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    You can watch the launch of the Euclid mission live online courtesy of ESA or NASA.<\/p>\n

    ESA<\/strong><\/h3>\n