Name | SPRITE (Supernova Remnants and Proxies for Re-Ionization Testbed Experiment) |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 12U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2023 |
Organisation | University of Colorado Boulder |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner |
Determine how gas and dust are processed in galaxies by star-formation and supernovae. |
Description |
Scientific investigation mission designed to observe ionizing radiation escape from low redshift star-forming galaxies, and the internal processes that shape galaxy evolution. SPRITE will carry out two scientific surveys over a one-year mission. The first is a mapping survey of star-forming regions and supernova remnants in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds to assess the impact of massive stars on galaxy evolution. The second survey will observe the ionizing radiation spectrum of 100 galaxies in the 0.16-0.5 redshift range as proxies for galaxies at the Epoch of Reionization. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo Sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
Detailed SPRITE entry in the Database
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