Arrakihs Galactic Archaeology Observatory
ESA’s adopted Arrakihs F-class observatory will image the faint stellar haloes of nearby Milky-Way-like galaxies in near-ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light to study galactic formation and evolution; launch is planned for late 2030.
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- Family Name
- Arrakihs
- Full Name
- Arrakihs Galactic Archaeology Observatory
- Roles
- observatory
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- ESA’s adopted Arrakihs F-class observatory will image the faint stellar haloes of nearby Milky-Way-like galaxies in near-ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light to study galactic formation and evolution; launch is planned for late 2030.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 00:59:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 00:59:09 UTC