European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe's darkest secrets

By Associated Press

Jul 02, 2023 1:03 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A European space telescope blasted off Saturday on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe.

SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Euclid observatory toward its ultimate destination 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away, the Webb Space Telescope's neighborhood. It will take a month to get there and another two months before it starts its ambitious six-year survey this fall.

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