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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away

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Scientists are trying to "de-ice" the European Space Agency's Euclid observatory. Ice layers, about as wide as a single DNA strand, have accumulated on Euclid's mirrors. Although small, the ice appears to have caused "a small but progressive decrease" in the amount of starlight.

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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away

The Euclid Space Telescope's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.

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Engineers Devise Plan to De-Ice 'Dark Universe' Telescope from a Million Miles Away

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope has been gradually losing its vision as layers of water molecules have frozen onto its mirrors. That’s bad news for a mission tasked with observing the dark universe using super-sensitive cameras, but the team behind the telescope has come up with a plan to keep…Read more...

2 months ago·United States

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