Consider the following statements about Hard X ray Modulation Telescope HXMT It is a European Space ...........

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Consider the following statements about Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT)

It is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission in cooperation with the Russian Space Agency and NASA.
It was launched to observe black holes, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma-ray emissions.

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Explanation:

The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), named "Insight", is China’s first X-ray astronomy satellite.
There are three main payloads onboard Insight-HXMT, the high energy X-ray telescope (20-250 keV, 5100 cm2), the medium energy X-ray telescope (5-30 keV, 952 cm2), and the low energy X-ray telescope (1-15 keV, 384 cm2).
The main scientific objectives of Insight-HXMT are:-

to scan the Galactic Plane to find new transient sources and to monitor the known variable sources
to observe X-ray binaries to study the dynamics and emission mechanism in strong gravitational or magnetic fields
to find and study gamma-ray bursts with its anti-coincidence CsI detectors.

NOTE:-It was launched to observe black holes, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma-ray emissions.