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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope team will unveil new full-color images today (May 23): How to watch live
With the Euclid space telescope set to deliver a new batch of images on Thursday (May 23), we're looking back at the dark universe detective's achievements thus far.
Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in 'strings of pearls' trailing our galaxy
Starting in late 2025, the Vera C. Rubin observatory will image the outskirts of our galaxy in search of dark matter clues.
The world's largest digital camera is ready to investigate the dark universe
The 3,200-megapixel LSST camera, build for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is completed. It will create "the greatest movie of all time" to crack the mystery of dark energy.
Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign
The Euclid "dark universe" probe's vision has been restored, after an experimental campaign succeeded in evaporating water ice from the telescope's mirrors.
Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away
Euclid's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.
'Axion stars' that went boom after the Big Bang could shed light on dark matter
Hypothetical particles called axions may have gathered to form "axion stars" that exploded in the early universe to create readable signals that could reveal the secrets of dark matter.
South Pole Telescope has a 'treasure map' to the secrets of dark matter
A new camera on the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.
Dark matter detected dangling from the cosmic web for 1st time
Astronomers have indirectly detected dark matter hanging from the "loose ends" of filaments that comprise the cosmic web in the Coma Cluster of galaxies.
