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October 14, 2024

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German X-ray telescope achieves ‘first light’

October 23, 2019 Stephen Clark

Astronomers are elated with the first X-ray images from a German telescope on Russia’s Spektr-RG astronomy mission, demonstrating the instrument’s ability to observe galaxies near and far as scientists seek answers to questions about dark energy.