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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.
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.
The newfound galaxies were detected because the GALEX satellite scans large swatches of the sky, says Martin.
 
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