Euclid: Space mission takes off to uncover mysteries of dark universe

The Euclid space telescope is named after the ancient Greek mathematician (ESA/PA)

A European space telescope has blasted off on a million-mile journey to uncover the mysteries of the dark universe.

Euclid was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 4.12pm Irish time on Saturday and should take a month to reach its destination.