The UVEX space telescope will open new ways to study galaxies in the 2030s

Washington, February 13 (EFE).- NASA will launch in 2030 a new space telescope specialized in the study of ultraviolet light, opening up new ways to study galaxies. Neutron star fusion.

Measuring ultraviolet light with the UVEX (UltraViolet Explorer) telescope will provide scientists with new information about the evolution of galaxies and stars.

But the U.S. space agency said in a statement Tuesday that UVEX will have the ability to point its instruments very quickly toward sources of ultraviolet light in the universe.

This would allow the capture of bursts of gravitational waves generated by the fusion of neutron stars, which is very difficult to achieve with currently available instruments.

The new space telescope will carry an ultraviolet spectrum to study starbursts and massive stars, as well as passing cosmic events.

All of these features will give scientists opportunities to develop new ways to study the universe, explained Nicola Fox, deputy administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

“NASA's UVEX helps us better understand the nature of nearby and distant galaxies, as well as monitor dynamic events in our changing universe,” he said.

“This mission will give our space telescopes vital capabilities in the near- and far-ultraviolet light field, generating a large amount of measurement information that will open up new ways to explore the secrets of the cosmos,” Fox added.

Data captured by UVEX will complement Euclid-like missions by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope starting in May 2027.

The UVEX mission will cost approximately $300 million, including launch costs.