Arrakihs is a go! Congratulations to the whole team, I'm so happy and excited! And to my colleague @derkal.bsky.social who has put in a huge amount of effort to this awesome mission ππππππβοΈπ
Michelle Collins
The Arrakihs mission has been adopted as ESA's next F-class mission, with an expected launch in 2030! It will look at the low surface brightness outskirts of 80 Milky Way-like galaxies.
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The European Space Agencyβs (ESA) Science Programme Committee has adopted the Arrakihs mission. Planned for launch by the end of 2030, Arrakihs will capture the faint light from nearby galaxy haloes. ...