Space / 2004-05-24
Happy Anniversary to a Galactic Explorer
Happy Anniversary to a Galactic Explorer
NASA's image library records Happy Anniversary to a Galactic Explorer.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer specializes in surveying galaxies in ultraviolet light. Its telescope, 50 centimeters (19.7 inches) in diameter, has a field of view that is much wider than most ground-based and space-based telescopes. This field of view, nearly three times the diameter of the Moon, allowed the Galaxy Evolution Explorer to discover se