Month: July 2025

LAGRANGE POINTS
Stable locations where space telescopes can remain in orbit with minimal fuel.

ASTROSAT
India’s first dedicated space observatory.

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.