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Spektr-RG

Information about Spektr-RG. This russian mission started on 13. 7. 2019 and is still running.
Operatorflag Russia Roskomos
Typemission icon Scientific
Startmission icon 13. 7. 2019
StatusOngoing
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calendar icon12. 01 2022
tag iconSupernovae
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The X-ray and Radio Loud Fast Blue Optical Transient AT2020mrf: Implications for an Emerging Class of Engine-Driven Massive Star Explosions

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calendar icon13. 08 2021
tag iconBlack holes
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Space telescope eRosita observes its first stellar destructions by black holes

German telescope eRosita on board german-russian observatory Spektr-RG detected its first tidal disruption events (TDEs). They occur when star gets too close to a black hole, and gets destroyed by its intense gravity. The material from the star then goes to an accretion disc which generates intense radiation, that was detected by eRosite telescope.

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calendar icon26. 07 2021
tag iconNeutron stars
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SRG/ART-XC discovery of SRGA J204318.2+443815: towards the complete population of faint X-ray pulsars

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