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NASA commits to 2031 launch for UVEX ultraviolet space telescope
NASA has approved the UltraViolet EXplorer space telescope for a scheduled launch in 2031 to conduct a comprehensive ultraviolet survey of the sky.
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NASA has committed to launching an uncrewed ultraviolet space telescope named the UltraViolet EXplorer in 2031, Universe Today and Starlust.org reported. Starlust.org specified that the launch of the mission, known as UVEX, is targeted for January 2031. [1][5]
The new space telescope is designed to perform a wide ultraviolet sky survey. According to Universe Today, this survey will complement infrared observations conducted by other space telescopes. [1]
Universe Today reported that UVEX is roughly 100 times more powerful than its predecessor observatory, GALEX, which concluded its operational mission in 2013. [1]
NASA Science and The Daily Galaxy both reported that the space telescope mission has recently cleared a major milestone in its development path. [3][4]
In short
- NASA has scheduled the UVEX space telescope for launch in 2031.
- UVEX is an uncrewed observatory designed to perform an ultraviolet sky survey.
- The new telescope is roughly 100 times more powerful than the former GALEX mission.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031Universe Today, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]OUT OF THIS WORLD! 馃寧 The International Space Station shared closer views of a spacewalk, featuring a breathtaking view of Earth in the background. (Courtesy: NASA Johnson, ISS/Instagram)Facebook, 22h ago
- [3]NASA's Next Space Telescope Just Cleared a Major Hurdle, and Its Mission Could Reveal a Hidden UniverseThe Daily Galaxy, 11h ago
- [4]NASA鈥檚 UVEX Space Telescope Successfully Passes Key MilestoneNASA Science (.gov), 1d ago
- [5]Meet UVEX鈥擭ASA鈥檚 proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031Starlust.org, 17h ago
Background
- [6]Hubble Space Telescope on Wikipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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