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Aspera Extreme Ultraviolet Galaxy Observatory

NASA’s Aspera is a planned extreme-ultraviolet astrophysics SmallSat designed to map warm-hot coronal gas around nearby galaxy halos. The mission will search for faint diffuse O VI emission to study the intergalactic medium and the flows of baryonic matter around galaxies.

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Aspera
Full Name
Aspera Extreme Ultraviolet Galaxy Observatory
Roles
observatoryresearch
Status
development
Type
spacecraft

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NASA’s Aspera is a planned extreme-ultraviolet astrophysics SmallSat designed to map warm-hot coronal gas around nearby galaxy halos. The mission will search for faint diffuse O VI emission to study the intergalactic medium and the flows of baryonic matter around galaxies.

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 03:08:15 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 03:08:15 UTC