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Paris (ESA) Jan 10, 2024 - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) spacecraft Einstein Probe lifted off on a Chang Zheng (Long March) 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China at 15:03 CST / 07:03 GMT / 08:03
Phones across Taiwan blared with a "presidential alert" Tuesday afternoon, around the time Beijing announced the successful launch of its Einstein Probe satellite.
On Jan. 9, China launched its Einstein Probe to hunt for high-energy light from neutron stars, feeding black holes and other exotic objects.
China and Europe partnered on the Einstein probe, which will use ‘lobster eyes’ to hunt for the X-ray light.
Sky observation project is led by Chinese researchers with instrument contributions from European Space Agency and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany.