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The UK has contributed £37 million towards the £850 million mission, with scientists playing key roles in designing and building the probe.

The Euclid mission, which will measure how the dark universe affects the geometry of the cosmos, is named after the father of geometry.

The two-tonne European Euclid will take off today on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket operated by Elon Musk's firm at 4.11pm from Cape Canaveral in Florida and will take a month to reach its destination

At 4.12pm GMT today (12.12pm EDT), the Euclid telescope blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It has embarked on a mission to explore the mysteries of dark matter and energy.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched the European Space Agency's Euclid from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US, as it heads towards an area in space known as the second Lagrange point

European Space Agency’s €1bn probe will travel 1m miles from Earth to shed light on dark universe

A European space telescope that is part-funded by the UK is to embark on a million-mile journey to uncover the mysteries of the dark universe. Viewers will be able to watch its launch from Cape Canaveral live on screen.

The European Space Agency's €1 billion probe will travel one million miles from Earth to shed light on the dark universe.

The Euclid telescope will map the last 10 billion years of cosmic history to explore dark matter and energy. It's set for launch on July 1.

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope launches on July 1, and will uncover the secrets of the dark universe.