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China launches first space telescope to study Milky Way mysteries

China launched on Thursday its first space telescope – Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) – with the aim of studying celestial sources of X-rays in the Milky Way among other strange space phenomena, such as pulsars and belching "big eaters".

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China launches first space telescope to study Milky Way mysteries

ChinalaunchedonThursdayitsfirstspacetelescope–HardX-rayModulationTelescope(HXMT)–withtheaimofstudyingcelestialsourcesofX-raysintheMilkyWayamongotherstrangespace

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China launches space telescope to search for black holes, pulsars

ChinalauncheditsfirstX-rayspacetelescopetoobserveblackholes,pulsarsandgamma-raybursts,viaaLongMarch-4BrocketfromJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinnorthwestChina'sGo