A European-built orbital satellite blasted off from Florida on a quest to explore the mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95 percent of the known universe.The telescope Euclid, named for the ancient Greek mathematician known as the “father of geometry”, was carried aloft in the cargo bay of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday.New insights from the $1.4bn European Space Agency mission, designed to last at least six years, are expected to transform astrophysics and perhaps understanding of the very nature of gravity itself.
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