#ICYMI: The first test images from #ESA’s #Euclid mission have just been released, providing a sneak peek into the incredible discoveries that await us from this groundbreaking mission to explore the composition and evolution of the #DarkUniverse.

More information: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Euclid_test_images_tease_of_riches_to_come

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The first engineering images from #ESA’s #Euclid mission are set to be released on Monday (July 31, 2023), which will provide new insights into the mysteries of the cosmos. The goal is to help us understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy, and how they impact the course of the universe.

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“We consider first contact less as an event and more as a long process that has already begun.”

And if humans aren’t careful and prepared as they listen for alien life, we could make the mistakes of colonizers in Earth history.

Members of an #Indigenous studies working group are thinking about how to have a better outcome.

https://theconversation.com/first-contact-with-aliens-could-end-in-colonization-and-genocide-if-we-dont-learn-from-history-207793
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Ever since neutron stars were discovered, researchers have been using their unusual properties to probe our universe. But to accurately interpret some of the neutron stars’ signals, researchers must first understand what goes on inside them.

✍️ Katie McCormick
🔄 Republished: Scientific American
👉 Read now: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ultracold-gases-can-probe-neutron-star-guts/

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#OTD: On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took one small step from his spindly spacecraft onto the surface of the moon half a century ago. Thus began a story that would revise science’s knowledge of our origins.

A lot has changed since Apollo, but our exploration of the moon, and even of the samples collected a half-century ago, continues.

Read more: https://knowablemagazine.org/article/physical-world/2019/how-moon-landings-changed-our-view-solar-system

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“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

54 years ago #Today, this moment marked a turning point in history.

#Apollo11 was the #Apollo program mission that landed the first #Earth humans on the #Moon.

Learn about the Apollo 11 mission + explore media galleries and more: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html

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