UltraViolet EXplorer Space Observatory
NASA’s UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) is a selected Medium-Class Explorer space observatory in Phase B development for a targeted 2030 launch. It will survey the ultraviolet sky, rapidly follow up gravitational-wave sources, and use ultraviolet spectroscopy to study stellar explosions and massive stars.
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- UVEX
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- UltraViolet EXplorer Space Observatory
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- development
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- spacecraft
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- NASA’s UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) is a selected Medium-Class Explorer space observatory in Phase B development for a targeted 2030 launch. It will survey the ultraviolet sky, rapidly follow up gravitational-wave sources, and use ultraviolet spectroscopy to study stellar explosions and massive stars.
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- August 13, 2026 at 02:53:39 UTC
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- August 14, 2026 at 20:52:08 UTC