Science1 hOctober 29, 2026, 05:06

NASA's UVEX ultraviolet space telescope to launch in 2031

NASA has announced that UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), led by Caltech, will launch in 2031. Over its two-year mission it will survey the entire sky in near and far ultraviolet, up to 100 times more sensitive than GALEX, complementing Roman, Rubin and Euclid.

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NASA's UVEX ultraviolet space telescope to launch in 2031

UVEX is scheduled to launch in 2031 under Caltech leadership
It will be up to 100 times more sensitive than GALEX in NUV and FUV
Its two-year all-sky survey complements Roman, Rubin and Euclid
Key targets are low-mass galaxies and fast UV transients

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