Euclid Selected for Implementation
Mellier leads the Euclid Consortium as ESA selects Euclid for implementation to investigate cosmic acceleration, dark energy, dark matter and large-scale structure.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Yannick Mellier Biography and Timeline
Follow Yannick Mellier through 6 dated historical records for France.
Yannick Mellier, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2011–2025Years on this page
2011
2023
Euclid Dark Energy Mission Launch
Mellier leads the Euclid Consortium as the spacecraft launches on a mission designed to map cosmic structure and investigate the nature of dark energy.
Euclid First Images Validate Survey Capability
Mellier oversees the Euclid science consortium as the mission's first public images demonstrate the image quality required for future dark-energy and weak-lensing measurements.
2024
Euclid Dark Universe Survey Begins
Mellier leads the scientific consortium as Euclid begins its nominal six-year survey to measure billions of galaxies and trace dark energy over cosmic time.
Euclid First Science Results
Mellier presents Euclid's first science papers and performance results, demonstrating that the mission is ready for precision studies of the dark universe.
2025
Euclid First Survey Data Release
Mellier's Euclid Consortium releases the mission's first survey data, opening a large galaxy dataset that prepares the way for future dark-energy cosmology analyses.
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