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The “Spektr-UF” project (“World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet” (WSO-UV)) will be the largest space observatory for observations in the UV band. In this paper we briefly outline the key science issues that the WSO-UV will address during its lifetime with the help of its instrumentation: spectrographs and a field camera unit. Of special interest are early Universe physics (reionization and search for baryonic matter), star formation, chemical evolution of galaxies, astrophysical accretion processes, stellar atmosphere physics, and planetary atmosphere studies.
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Original Russian Text © B.M. Shustov, M.E. Sachkov, 2013, published in Vestnik FGUP NPO imeni S.A. Lavochkina, 2013, No. 3, pp. 8–15.
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Shustov, B.M., Sachkov, M.E. Science issues of the “Spektr-UF” project. Sol Syst Res 48, 467–474 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0038094614070223
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