Europe's major X-ray space telescope may get scaled back due to budget constraints - Space.com

Athena would launch by mid-2030s to study supermassive blackholes and more.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is considering ways to redesign a major X-ray space telescope after a number of ESA member states have backed out of the project. Athena , or Advanced Telescope for … [+2437 chars]

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