Academician Zeleny called the Spektr-UV space telescope a "new Hubble"
The Spektr-UV space telescope will allow observation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, which is inaccessible to observations from Earth. This will allow the Russian telescope to take the place of the American Hubble. This was announced by the Deputy chairman of the RAS Council for Space, Academician Lev Zeleny, RIA Novosti reports.
"Hubble has been working for more than 30 years and is gradually disappearing from the scene. The new James Webb space Telescope is starting work, but it works in a different range. In fact, the UV Spectrum, being launched on time, will become a window into the Universe not only for the study of the Universe in the ultraviolet range by Russian scientists, but can somehow take the place of Hubble," Zeleny said during a meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Tuesday.
The academician added that the ultraviolet range allows us to study the processes of the evolution of the Universe, the physics of star formation and accretion. It will also allow you to get information about exoplanets.
The Spectrum-UV astrophysical Observatory ("The World Space Observatory — Ultraviolet") will operate in a heliocentric orbit. The main instrument of observation will be a telescope with a main mirror with a diameter of 1.7 meters. The device will receive high- and low-resolution spectrographs, as well as cameras for building images in the ultraviolet range.
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990. The station is planned to be replaced from orbit and flooded in the Pacific Ocean in 2030.
In September 2021, Roscosmos and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed an agreement on joint work on the Spektr-UV observatory.
