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GALEX

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GALEXGalaxy Evolution Explorer (NASA)


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Most astronomers expected the outlying parts of the galaxies to appear uniformly dim, but in the GALEX images, they're riddled with bright spots.
Images from the edge: new views of star birth and baby galaxies by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Several recent examples of this type of successful dual mission include the GALEX and SORCE science missions launched in 2003 for NASA, the OrbView-3 high-resolution imaging satellite also carried out in 2003 for ORBIMAGE, and the TSX-5 mission and STEP series conducted in 2000 and the mid-1990's, respectively, for the U.
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The newfound galaxies were detected because the GALEX satellite scans large swatches of the sky, says Martin.
Young and near: baby galaxies roam our backyard by Cowen, R. / Science News
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