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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
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Description
Designed to image high-energy X-ray radiation, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is tasked with surveying regions surrounding the center of own Milky Way Galaxy and performing deep observations of the extragalactic sky, studying black holes and supernovas.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
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Date
Wed, Jun 13, 2012, 16:00
Weather
Pro