Caltech Leads NASA Mission to Make the First Deep Ultraviolet All-Sky Maps

To the casual observer, the starry sky offers a picture of tranquility. In reality, stars flare, explode, and occasionally crash into each other in cataclysmic collisions that bathe the universe in heavy elements and light. On October 27, NASA announced its commitment to launch the Caltech-led Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX) mission—a new space observatory that will provide unprecedented views of our dynamic universe. The mission will also identify millions of tiny galaxies and make the very first deep all-sky maps in ultraviolet light. With NASA's commitment in place, the UVEX team will begin bui

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