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NASA's new UVEX space telescope will peer deep into the universe's most violent events
Space.com · By Robert Lea ·
The Brief
- NASA is developing UVEX (Ultraviolet Explorer), a new space telescope mission.
- The telescope will observe the universe in ultraviolet light to study violent and turbulent cosmic events.
- The mission is being developed by NASA in conjunction with a California-based partner, according to Space.com.
Why it matters
A dedicated ultraviolet telescope adds an instrument for observing energetic cosmic events at wavelengths that are largely blocked from ground-based observatories.
Who’s affected
- astronomers and astrophysicists studying high-energy and transient cosmic events
- UVEX
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A new NASA space telescope will study the universe in ultraviolet light to reveal the violent and turbulent events that bubble under what appears to be a cosmic sea of tranquility. The Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX) mission, developed by NASA in conjunction with the California…