Artist's impression of IUE

Artist's impression of the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite. IUE, a joint project between NASA, ESA and the UK, was launched on 26 January 1978 and, for 18.5 years, returned 104,470 ultraviolet spectra of all classes of celestial objects. [Image Date: 1991] [91.04.001-005]