The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope observing galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history. A Pegasus rocket launched GALEX into orbit at 8 a.m. EDT on April 28th, 2003. Although originally planned as a 29-month mission, the NASA Senior Review Panel in 2006 recommended that the mission lifetime be extended. This is the official home page of the GALEX mission. http://www.galex.caltech.edu/ NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has lifted the veil off a ghost known to haunt the local universe, providing new insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies. http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-02r.html http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-02r.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:00:00 PDT Since its launch five years ago, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) has photographed hundreds of millions of galaxies in ultraviolet light. M106 is one of those galaxies, and from 22 million light years away, it strikes a pose in blue and gold for this new commemorative portrait. http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-02f.html http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-02f.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT A new image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows baby stars sprouting in the backwoods of a galaxy -- a relatively desolate region of space more than 100,000 light-years from the galaxy's bustling center. http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-01r.html http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-01r.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:00:00 PDT As the most sensitive ultraviolet telescope ever launched, NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) scouts galaxies, or "stellar communities," over 10 billion years of cosmic history. Since its launch in April 2003, GALEX has glimpsed hundreds of thousands of galaxies -- revealing some of the hottest stellar neighborhoods in the cosmos. Here's a look back at some of the mission's most memorable views. http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-01f.html http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2008-01f.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PDT