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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch date of 2030.
Europe, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Netherlands, United States, Taiwan, Thailand
Who
European Space Agency (ESA), Matthieu Schaller, Rebekka Coles-Bieri (UZH), Prof. Rafael Guzmán
What
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially adopted ARRAKIHS as a scientific mission, confirming the target launch date of 2030.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:40:08 GMT · 2h 50m ago
Where
Europe, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Netherlands, United States, Taiwan, Thailand ·
Why
ARRAKIHS was conceived to provide new insights into how galaxies form and evolve within the Standard Model of Cosmology by studying the low-surface-brightness diffuse stellar halos around galaxies.
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This mission will open a new observational window into the largely unexplored low-surface-brightness universe, enabling the study of previously hidden stellar components of galaxy halos and providing a key test bed for understanding the cosmological model, especially the nature of dark matter.
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