Israel to launch first space telescope in 2026, will observe stellar collisions

NASA will in 2026 launch Israel’s first space telescope into orbit, where it will scan the universe for events such as stars colliding or exploding, the Weizmann Institute of Science said in a statement Tuesday. Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite, or ULTRASAT, will be carried into space on board a NASA launch rocket. The mission is …

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