Telescope to investigate the dark universe
Europe has given final approval to a space mission to investigate "the dark universe."
Euclid and the telescope will be deep into the universe for clues to the nature of dark matter and dark energy. These facts stand in the universe, and so far, the scientists admit they do not know almost nothing about them.
European Space Agency (ESA) Member States submitted their decision at a meeting in Paris. Euclid must be ready for launch in 2019.
States that have already chosen as a favorite telescope in October of last year, but on Tuesday of "adoption" by the Scientific Program Committee (SPC) are the sources of funding, technical and being a follow-up.
It is expected that the cost of the European Space Agency to build, launch and operation of Euclid to be little more than 600 million euros (480,000,000 £, $ 760). Member States should provide visible wavelength camera of camera Euclid and near-infrared / spectrometer, the likely cost of the entire effort behind the EUR 800m.
The United States has been introduced and accept a minor role in the mission value of almost 5 percent. The U.S. space agency (NASA) pay for it, and pay the bill for detecting infrared radiation required to Euclid. The signing of a memorandum of understanding in this regard between the agencies in a timely manner.
"We have to negotiate the text of the joint with NASA, that both parties shall be final and ready for signature," said Dr. Fabio Favata, head of the European Space Agency in planning for information. "This means a few in the proportion of scientists and welcomed the United States in the consortium of Euclid," he told the BBC.
Consortium is the team that will access data from Euclid.
Adoption also is leading to the release of industry purchases. Two European companies have a large area - Astrium and Thales Alenia Space - is to make sure that a proposal for the construction of Euclid.
