Space telescopes that observe in visible and ultraviolet light, measure star positions precisely or search for planets around other stars, including Hubble, Kepler, TESS, Euclid, Hipparcos and CHEOPS. An observatory belongs here when its cited article describes it as observing in optical or ultraviolet light, in astrometry or in exoplanet detection. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Optical, Ultraviolet and Exoplanet Space Telescopes
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Hubble Space Telescope (Wikipedia)
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.
Kepler space telescope (Wikipedia)
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The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars.
Wikipedia: International Ultraviolet Explorer
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International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE or Explorer 57, formerly SAS-D) was the first space observatory primarily designed to take ultraviolet (UV) spectra.
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (Wikipedia)
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The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE or Explorer 67) was a NASA space telescope for ultraviolet astronomy.
Hipparcos (Wikipedia)
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It was the first space experiment devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of the positions and distances of celestial objects on the sky.
Wikipedia: AstroSat
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AstroSat is India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope.
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