Russia launches X-ray telescope to find ‘millions’ of black holes
Russia
is back in the business of space observation after losing control of a radio telescope a the start of 2019.
The country has successfully launched Spektr-RG, an X-ray telescope co-developed with Germany’s help.
The vessel will take 100 days to reach its final destination of Lagrange Point 2, where it can conduct studies in stable conditions a million miles from Earth.
When it gets there, though, it could significantly reshape human understanding of the universe.
Spektr-RG
is expected to conduct an exceptionally detailed 6.5-year survey that could discover roughly 100,000 galaxy clusters, hundreds of thousands of active stars and about 3 million supermassive black holes.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/13/russia-launches-spektr-rg-x-ray-telescope/