Russia launches X-ray telescope to detect "millions" of black holes

Spektr-RG is expected to conduct an exceptionally detailed study over 6.5 years, which would uncover approximately 100,000 clusters of galaxies, hundreds of thousands of active stars and approximately 3 million supermassive black holes. In addition to providing a more detailed map of the cosmos, it could help to understand the formation of black holes, the distribution of matter in the universe and the influences of dark energy on cosmic expansion. .

This is a milestone for Russian astronomy. While the final design of the telescope varies considerably from the original concept and suffers many delays, it places Russia (and by extension, Germany) at the forefront of X-ray astronomy. Telescopes Existing X-rays have made major discoveries, but they might not accomplish something of the same magnitude for a moment.