NASA to Launch UVEX Space Telescope in 2031

• NASA is launching a new UV space telescope named UVEX in 2031.
• UVEX will be 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, GALEX.
• The mission of UVEX will be to perform a survey in UV, complementing infrared surveys by other telescopes.
• The predecessor telescope, GALEX, ended its mission in 2013.
• UVEX will enhance our understanding of the universe by observing in the ultraviolet spectrum.