c/astronomy · by DannyMac@lemmy.world · 2y

Dark matter-hunting satellite ARRAKIHS to launch in 2030. Here's how it will work

https://www.space.com/arrakihs-science-review-satellite-dark-matter-haloes

18 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world

3 Comments

gribodyr@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I reread the satellite name several times to make sure it wasn’t Arrakis

PixelPioneer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

The name is directly based on that though.

MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

It's actually a clever backronym for "Analysis of Resolved Remnants of Accreted galaxies as a Key Instrument for Halo Surveys" but yeah they defintely chose those words to match the Dune reference.