Russian space telescope launched the world's largest

Russians had launched a space telescope by experts as the largest and the world's largest ever, designed to look back in time billions of light years in an attempt to discover the secrets of universe.

Spektr-R began to orbit around the Earth
The Russian scientists said Spektr-R telescope launched from launchers in Kazakhstan earlier this week and shortly after that began flying in orbit around Earth.

The Spektr-R makers say the telescope is designed to look back in time billions of light years.

Vladimir Bobyshkin scientist in charge of this project that we on Earth know only a fraction of what's around the planet and the Sun. "It sounds like science fiction, but I can not believe we are the only organisms present in space," he said.

He said Bobyshkin telescope images sent back will definitely extend the limits of human understanding and start a revolution in astrophysics when phenomena like black holes and the dark matter can be observed.

Scientists hope to publish the first picture at the end of this year.
According to AP (AP, Wired.co.uk)