Month: July 2025

INFRARED ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE (IRAS)
A pioneering infrared sky survey mission.

INTERNATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER (IUE)
A past mission studying UV radiation.

COSMIC BACKGROUND EXPLORER (COBE)
A satellite that studied the cosmic microwave background radiation.

TESS (TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE)
A space telescope searching for exoplanets.

KEPLER SPACE TELESCOPE
A mission dedicated to finding exoplanets.

SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
A now-retired infrared telescope.

FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE
A space observatory for studying high-energy cosmic radiation.

CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY
A NASA X-ray telescope in orbit.

JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST)
A next-generation infrared space observatory.

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
A famous space-based optical and UV telescope.