China launches new x-ray satellite Einstein Probe

China successfully launched a powerful space X-ray observatory to understand flashes in the night sky on early Tuesday. The Einstein Probe lifted off atop a Long March-2C rocket from southwestern China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Centre at 3:05pm local time on Tuesday, announced by the National Space Science Centre.

The Probe could observe almost the entire night sky in just three orbits around Earth, or under five hours. Project is led by Chinese researchers with instrument contributions from European Space Agency and Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany.