June 7, 1992: The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer launches

<p>NASA launched the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer satellite, or EUVE, on June 7, 1992, to conduct an all-sky survey at wavelengths inaccessible from the ground. The first satellite designed to operate in the short-wave ultraviolet range, its “objectives included discovering and studying UV sources radiating in this spectral region, and analyzing effects of the interstellar medium<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/june-7-1992-the-extreme-ultraviolet-explorer-launches/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"June 7, 1992: The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer launches"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/june-7-1992-the-extreme-ultraviolet-explorer-launches/">June 7, 1992: The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer launches</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>