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NASA to Launch new mission to study ultraviolet sky, stars, stellar explosions .

ISLAMABAD: NASA will launch a new mission to survey ultravi­olet light across the entire sky with an aim to learn how galaxies and stars evolve.

The space telescope, called UltraViolet EXplor­er (UVEX), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA’s next Astrophysics Medi­um-Class Explorer mis­sion. In addition to con­ducting a highly sensitive all-sky survey, UVEX will be able to quickly point toward sources of ultravi­olet light in the universe.

This will enable it to capture the explosions that follow bursts of grav­itational waves caused by merging neutron stars. The telescope also will carry an ultraviolet spec­trograph to study stellar explosions and massive stars, according to NASA.

“NASA’s UVEX will help us better understand the nature of both nearby and distant galaxies, as well as follow up on dynamic events in our changing universe,” said Nicola Fox, associate administrator of Science Mission Director­ate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

“This mission will bring key capabilities in near-and far-ultraviolet light to our fleet of space telescopes, delivering a wealth of survey data that will open new avenues in exploring the secrets of the cosmos.