Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG)

The scientific spacecraft "Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma" (Spectr-RG or SRG) is an X-ray observatory. SRG's main scientific goal is to chart an unprecedented map of the Universe in X-rays on which all large clusters of galaxies will be marked. The scientific payload consists of two independent telescopes:
  • eROSITA, a soft-X-ray survey instrument, being provided by Germany
  • ART-XC (Astronomical Roentgen Telescope- X-ray Concentrator), a medium-X-ray-energy survey instrument, being developed by Russia.
The HEASARC currently serves part of the eROSITA data archive.

The ART-XC archive will be available in the near-future (~2025).

Latest News

Jan 31, 2024

First eROSITA sky-survey data release makes public the largest ever catalogue of high-energy cosmic sources. Read more here.

Feb 26, 2022

eROSITA suspended operations and placed in safe mode. Read more here.

June 28, 2021

eROSITA Early Release Data is made public via the eROSITA-DE page.

June 10, 2020

SRG completes first all-sky X-ray survey, which lasted from December 8, 2019 to June 10, 2020.

mid-Dec, 2019.

eROSITA completes the Calibration and Performance Verification (Cal-PV) program.