PIA04234: Artist's Concept of Galaxy Evolution Explorer
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer was launched on April 28, 2003. Its mission is to study the shape, brightness, size and distance of galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history. This is an artist's concept.
 Mission:  Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) 
 Spacecraft:  GALEX Orbiter
 Product Size:  2907 x 3614 pixels (w x h) 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04234.tif (28.62 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04234.jpg (653.7 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Artist's concept of Galaxy Evolution Explorer

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2002-12-21