Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer

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The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) was a NASA space telescope mission (1999–2007) designed to study the universe in the far-ultraviolet wavelength range, providing high-resolution spectra of stars, galaxies, and interstellar gas.

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instanceOf NASA space mission ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
ultraviolet observatory ⓘ
abbreviation FUSE ⓘ
complemented Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
contributedTo measurements of deuterium abundance in the universe ⓘ
measurements of interstellar molecular hydrogen ⓘ
studies of galactic halos ⓘ
studies of hot interstellar gas ⓘ
studies of stellar winds ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
dataType far-ultraviolet spectra ⓘ
high-resolution spectroscopic data ⓘ
deactivationYear 2007 ⓘ
fieldOfStudy astrophysics ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
interstellar medium physics ⓘ
fullName Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
fundingAgency NASA ⓘ
launchDate 1999-06-24 ⓘ
launchYear 1999 ⓘ
missionDuration approximately 8 years ⓘ
missionEnd 2007 ⓘ
missionStart 1999 ⓘ
missionType astronomy mission ⓘ
observatory mission ⓘ
observes galaxies ⓘ
intergalactic medium ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ
interstellar medium ⓘ
stars ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitType Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf NASA Origins program ⓘ
primaryScienceGoal study the universe in the far-ultraviolet wavelength range ⓘ
scientificInstrumentType spectrograph ⓘ
scientificObjective obtain high-resolution spectra of galaxies ⓘ
obtain high-resolution spectra of stars ⓘ
study intergalactic medium ⓘ
study interstellar gas ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
spectralRangeLowerLimit approximately 90 nanometres ⓘ
spectralRangeUpperLimit approximately 120 nanometres ⓘ
spectralResolution high resolution ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
mission completed ⓘ
successorOf Copernicus satellite (OAO-3) ⓘ
telescopeType space-based observatory ⓘ
wavelengthRange far ultraviolet ⓘ

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Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes → dataSource → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer → fullName → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
International Ultraviolet Explorer → followedBy → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer → relatedTo → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
NASA Explorer Program → notableMission → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
FUSE → fullName → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ
NASA Origins program → coordinatedWith → Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer program ⓘ
linked to: Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer