Russian space telescope finally launches
JUL 22, 2011
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.025468
Science : On 18 July the Russian orbital radio telescope Spektr-R was finally launched, writes Daniel Clery for Science. Originally designed in 1982, the satellite was put on hold following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The goal of the Russian satellite is to work with ground-based radiotelescopes to create images of unprecedented precision. Spektr-R aims to study the structure and dynamics of radiosources both inside and beyond our galaxy, shedding light on the structure of galaxies, star formation, black holes, dark matter, and interstellar space.
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