ASTROSAT DetectsOne of the Earliest Galaxies
India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT detected extreme-UV light originating from a galaxy called AUDFs01 that is 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. There are four subdivisions of ultraviolet radiation: near-ultraviolet (NUV), middle ultraviolet (MUV), far-ultraviolet (FUV), and extreme ultraviolet (EUV).
- The galaxy called AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune.
ASTROSAT
- ASTROSAT is India’s first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. This scientific satellite mission endeavours for a more detailed understanding of our universe.
- One of the unique features of ASTROSAT mission is that enables ....
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