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ESA releases new artist views of Euclid

ESA releases new artist views of Euclid

January 24th, 2018

ESA has released new artist views of Euclid, the space mission to probe the dark Universe. These new images contain details that reflect the progress in the mission implementation.
Keck awards 10 nights for Euclid calibration

Keck awards 10 nights for Euclid calibration

December 5th, 2017

Dr. Dan Masters (JPL) is the PI of a successful Keck proposal for a 2-semester, 10 night Key Strategic Mission Support program to complete the Euclid calibration in support of both the NASA PCOS and COS science goals. A primary objective of both Euclid and WFIRST is to provide a 3D map of the distribution of matter across a significant fraction ...
Over Eighty U.S. Scientists and Engineers Have Joined the Euclid Consortium

Over Eighty U.S. Scientists and Engineers Have Joined the Euclid Consortium

October 10th, 2017

Euclid is an ESA space mission with NASA participation to probe the nature of the dark Universe, scheduled for launch in 2020. To date, 83 US scientist and engineers have become members of the Euclid Consortium.
Scientists of the Euclid Consortium announce the release of the largest simulated galaxy catalogue ever built

Scientists of the Euclid Consortium announce the release of the largest simulated galaxy catalogue ever built

July 30th, 2017

A key ingredient in order to prepare the scientific exploitation of the Euclid dataset is the development of synthetic observations of the real survey: a cosmological simulation that matches the expected volume and complexity of the real data. In a massive coordinated effort, a team of scientists of the Euclid project have worked together over t...
Dan Masters won the STAR prize for the biggest impact by a postdoc in the Euclid consortium

Dan Masters won the STAR prize for the biggest impact by a postdoc in the Euclid consortium

June 15th, 2017

Daniel works on developing techniques to measure distances to the more than a billion galaxies that will be imaged by Euclid, an ESA-led space mission focused on understanding the nature of dark energy. The method he developed uses an advanced machine learning technique to map the true distribution of galaxy colors. These colors can then be rela...
NASA Delivers Detectors for ESA's Euclid Spacecraft

NASA Delivers Detectors for ESA's Euclid Spacecraft

May 8th, 2017

Three detector systems for the Euclid mission, led by ESA (European Space Agency), have been delivered to Europe for the spacecraft's near-infrared instrument. The detector systems are key components of NASA's contribution to this upcoming mission to study some of the biggest questions about the universe, including those related to the propertie...
Euclid Photometric Calibration

Euclid Photometric Calibration

April 13th, 2017

To understand all aspects of the photometric calibration of the Euclid mission, the Euclid calibration working group held a three day workshop at ESAC (Madrid) on 20-22 September 2016. The informative talks presented at this workshop are now publicly available.
ENSCI will be at the IPAC Booth at the 229th AAS meeting in January 2017

ENSCI will be at the IPAC Booth at the 229th AAS meeting in January 2017

December 11th, 2016

ENSCI will be at the IPAC Booth at the 229th AAS meeting on January 3-7, 2017, in Grapevine, Texas.
The Euclid/WFIRST Spitzer Legacy Survey Program

The Euclid/WFIRST Spitzer Legacy Survey Program

October 12th, 2016

The Euclid/WFIRST Spitzer Legacy Survey proposal has been selected for observations in Spitzer GO Cycle 13. The PI is Dr. Peter Capak from IPAC, Caltech, leading an international team of 51 Co-Is. This ambitious program has been awarded 5286 hours of Spitzer Legacy Science Time, the most time awarded in this cycle, and a substantial fraction of ...
ENSCI Releases Estimator for Astrophysical Background at L2

ENSCI Releases Estimator for Astrophysical Background at L2

September 28th, 2016

The Euclid NASA Science Center (ENSCI) has released an Estimator for Astrophysical Background at L2. This provides an important tool to Euclid scientists for survey optimization.
BBC Documentary "The Mystery of Dark Energy"

BBC Documentary "The Mystery of Dark Energy"

April 6th, 2016

BBC recently released Horizon's new episode, "The Mystery of Dark Energy". Some of the footage from this episode was shot during the Euclid Consortium meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland in June 2015.
How Does a NASA Scientist End Up Working on an ESA Mission?

How Does a NASA Scientist End Up Working on an ESA Mission?

February 29th, 2016

I work for NASA, and my salary comes from NASA through Caltech. One of my primary jobs is working on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid mission, which will launch on a six-year mission to study dark matter and dark energy in 2020. So, how does a NASA scientist end up playing a leading role in an ESA mission? The seeds of my involvement go back more than 15 years.
Euclid-US Teams

Euclid-US Teams

February 17th, 2016

Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI) has created webpages for all three NASA Euclid Science Investigation Teams, and gathered the recent Euclid-relevant publications from all three teams into a single archive.
Dark Universe Mission Ready to Take Shape

Dark Universe Mission Ready to Take Shape

December 16th, 2015

Euclid, a planned mission to investigate the profound cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, has passed its preliminary design review. This clears the way for construction to begin. Euclid is a European Space Agency mission with important contributions from NASA, including infrared detectors for one instrument and science and data anal...
Community Astrophysics with WFIRST: Guest Observer and Archival Science

Community Astrophysics with WFIRST: Guest Observer and Archival Science

November 15th, 2015

Due to the synergy between WFIRST and Euclid, this meeting is of great interest to the Euclid community. This international meeting, "Community Astrophysics with WFIRST: Guest Observer and Archival Science", to be held in Pasadena from 29 Feb. through 2 March 2016, will focus on the GO and GI components of the WFIRST mission.
Welcome to ENSCI

Welcome to ENSCI

October 20th, 2014

NASA has established the Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI) in order to support US-based investigations using Euclid data. ENSCI will participate in the Euclid Consortium’s Science Ground Segment, providing algorithm and software development, participating in data quality assurance, and performing data processing. In addition, ENSCI wi...
Thales Alenia Selected to be Euclid Prime Contractor

Thales Alenia Selected to be Euclid Prime Contractor

July 7th, 2013

The construction of Euclid to explore the dark Universe will be led by Italy's Thales Alenia Space, which will be the prime contractor for the mission. This selection kicks of the full industrial phase of the project, following the announcement last month that Astrium Toulouse will build the payload module -- the telescope and optical bench carr...
Caltech and JPL to Lead U.S. Science Teams for Dark Energy Mission

Caltech and JPL to Lead U.S. Science Teams for Dark Energy Mission

February 11th, 2013

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected three NASA-nominated science teams to participate in their planned Euclid mission, including two teams led by astronomers at Caltech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
NASA Officially Joins ESA's 'Dark Universe' Mission

NASA Officially Joins ESA's 'Dark Universe' Mission

January 23rd, 2013

NASA has joined the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the cosmological mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
ESA approves Euclid mission

ESA approves Euclid mission

June 19th, 2012

ESA's Science Program Committee has completed the two stage approval process process of selection and adoption of the Euclid mission.
NASA calls for Euclid Science Investigations

NASA calls for Euclid Science Investigations

February 13th, 2012

NASA has announced an opportunity to propose for Science Investigations as Members of the Euclid Consortium and Euclid Science Team.
NRC endorses NASA participation in Euclid

NRC endorses NASA participation in Euclid

February 2nd, 2012

The National Research Council's Committee on the Assessment of a Plan for US Participation in Euclid recommended that NASA should make a hardware contribution to the Euclid mission to enable US participation.
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