Best of Science images

A selection of images showing ESA's missions to explore the Universe and the Solar System and their results.

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HI-RES JPEG

Caption: IUE, 1978-1996, from comets to quasars in the ultraviolet Credits: ESA ID number: SEMTYSVPXPF HI-RES JPEG size: 429 kb

Description

IUE, the International Ultraviolet Explorer, was the world’s longest-lived satellite ever built. It provided invaluable data by measuring the energy of ultraviolet rays coming from celestial objects.

For more information on the IUE mission, please click on the following link: ESA IUE

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