The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a spacecraft designed to study the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy across far reaches of the universe. The launch of ESA’s Euclid spacecraft is set for July 1. It will lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral launch center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Euclid is a space telescope built to act as an orbiting observatory. It will gather data scientists hope to use to create a 3D map of the universe. The spacecraft is expected to observe activities in billions of galaxies and help researchers learn more about how the universe developed over the past 10 billion years. The main goal of the Euclid mission is to study the effects and activities of dark energy and dark matter both of which are considered mysterious forces in the universe. This is because neither of these two materials can be directly seen or felt.
Title: Europe Prepares to Launch Spacecraft to Observe 'Dark Side’ of Universe
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data-start-time='25479' data-end-time='34979'>It will lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral launch center aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.</span> <span data-start-time='34979' data-end-time='42229'>Euclid is a space telescope built to act as an orbiting observatory. </span> <span data-start-time='42229' data-end-time='50583'>It will gather data scientists hope to use to create a 3D map of the universe. </span> <span data-start-time='50583' data-end-time='67396'>The spacecraft is expected to observe activities in billions of galaxies and help researchers learn more about how the universe developed over the past 10 billion years.</span> <span data-start-time='67396' data-end-time='84250'>The main goal of the Euclid mission is to study the effects and activities of dark energy and dark matter both of which are considered mysterious forces in the universe. </span> <span data-start-time='84250' data-end-time='91708'>This is because neither of these two materials can be directly seen or 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