GALEX

Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Ilustrasi GALEX
Operator	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech
COSPAR ID	2003-017A
SATCAT no.	27783
Situs web	http://www.galex.caltech.edu/

Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) adalah teleskop antariksa ultraviolet yang diluncurkan pada tanggal 28 April 2003 dan aktif hingga dinonaktifkan oleh NASA pada 28 Juni 2013.

Pre-launch

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  GALEX at the pre-launch tests

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  GALEX being mated to a Pegasus XL Rocket

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  GALEX's Pegasus XL being attached to the Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer

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  The L-1011 Stargazer take-off with GALEX attached under-belly

Contoh

Mira's bow shock and hydrogen gas tail in ultraviolet.

Ultraviolet view of Cygnus loop

Referensi

• GALEX home page at Caltech
• GALEX Mission Profile Diarsipkan 2015-11-12 di Wayback Machine. by NASA's Solar System Exploration
• GALEX Detects "Teenage" Galaxies Diarsipkan 2012-02-09 di Wayback Machine.
• JPL GALEX description
• GALEX Public Archive at MAST
• GALEXView Search Tool at MAST
• GALEX on-line sky survey on WikiSky