{"id":139406,"date":"2024-10-23T19:18:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T13:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=139406"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T10:02:09","slug":"euclid-space-telescope","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/euclid-space-telescope","title":{"rendered":"Euclid Space Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a mosaic was released by the Euclid space telescope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>ESA&#8217;s Euclid Mission<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>ESA&#8217;s Euclid Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a space telescope designed to explore the composition and evolution of the <\/span><b>dark universe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Euclid mission <\/span><b>launched on July 1, 2023 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Euclid mission&#8217;s <\/span><b>goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a <\/span><b>3D map of the universe&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s large-scale structure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observing billions of<\/span><b> galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exploring <\/span><b>how the universe has expanded<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revealing more about the role of<\/span><b> dark matter, dark energy, and gravity<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Destination: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Euclid mission will travel to the <\/span><b>Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2), 1.5 million km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.8997%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Key Concepts<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dark Matter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A mysterious substance that makes up a significant portion of the universe.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While it has gravitational effects, it does not interact with light or any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it invisible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dark Energy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A hypothetical form of energy believed to permeate all of space, causing the accelerated expansion of the universe.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.8996%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>About Euclid<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was an ancient <\/span><b>Greek mathematician<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> active as a<\/span><b> geometer and logicia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considered the<\/span><b> &#8220;father of geometry&#8221;,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he is chiefly known for the <\/span><b>Elements treatise, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which established the foundations of geometry that largely dominated the field until the early 19th century.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+CSE+Books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC CSE Books From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Lagrange Points<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lagrange points are <\/span><b>positions in space<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the <\/span><b>gravitational forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of two large orbiting bodies, like the Earth and Sun, create regions of <\/span><b>equilibrium,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowing a smaller object to maintain its position with <\/span><b>minimal fuel usage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139402 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/238-6718fc44f2c2f.webp\" alt=\"Euclid Space Telescope\" width=\"402\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/238-6718fc44f2c2f.webp 747w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/238-6718fc44f2c2f-300x219.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>five Lagrange points (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>L1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Offers an uninterrupted view of the Sun, making it ideal for solar observations. It&#8217;s home to the <\/span><b>SOHO space telescope<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (joint NASA and ESA mission to study the Sun) and India&#8217;s <\/span><b>Aditya L1 mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>L2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ideal for astronomy, as spacecraft located here can communicate with Earth, harness solar power, and have a clear view of deep space. This point is home to both the <\/span><b>James Webb Space Telescope<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Euclid Telescope<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>L3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Located behind the Sun and is less useful due to communication challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>L4 and L5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: These points are stable. Objects orbiting these points are called <\/span><b>Trojans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, after three large asteroids (Agamemnon, Achilles, and Hector) found there.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.043%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 130.811%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Must Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.5357%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UPSC Daily Editorials<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2753%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.5357%; 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