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Fuse Satellite Marks 5th Anniversary

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BALTIMORE, Md., June 24 -- NASA's far ultraviolet spectroscopic explorer (FUSE) satellite reachd a milestone today: the five-year anniversary of its launch atop a Delta-II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The 18-foot, 3000-pound satellite continues to operate from its perch nearly 500 miles above the Earth's surface, gathering data about everything from planets and nearby stars to galaxies and quasars billions of light years away. Groundbreaking science done during FUSE's five years in orbit include a first-ever observation of molecular nitrogen outside our solar system, confirmation of a hot...Read full article

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    Published: June 2004
    Glossary
    astronomy
    The scientific observation of celestial radiation that has reached the vicinity of Earth, and the interpretation of these observations to determine the characteristics of the extraterrestrial bodies and phenomena that have emitted the radiation.
    ultraviolet
    That invisible region of the spectrum just beyond the violet end of the visible region. Wavelengths range from 1 to 400 nm.
    astronomyBasic ScienceenergyFUSENASANews & Featuressatellitespectroscopic explorerultraviolet

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