Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
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The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph is a highly sensitive ultraviolet spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to study the origins and evolution of galaxies, stars, and the intergalactic medium.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope instrument
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space telescope instrument → spectrograph → ultraviolet spectrograph → |
| abbreviation |
COS
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dataProduct |
ultraviolet spectra
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| designedFor |
faint astronomical sources
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high-sensitivity ultraviolet spectroscopy → |
| developedBy |
Ball Aerospace
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Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy → University of Colorado Boulder → |
| developedForAgency |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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| hasSpectralChannel |
FUV channel
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NUV channel → |
| improvesUpon |
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph sensitivity in FUV
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| installedBy |
Space Shuttle mission STS-125
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| installedDuringMission |
Hubble Servicing Mission 4
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| launchVehicle |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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| missionRole |
study intergalactic medium
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study origins and evolution of galaxies → study star formation and evolution → |
| observes |
active galactic nuclei
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hot stars → intergalactic gas → interstellar gas → quasars → |
| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
Hubble Space Telescope
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| platform |
low Earth orbit via Hubble Space Telescope
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| primaryScienceBand |
115–205 nm (FUV)
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| replacedInstrument |
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
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| scienceTheme |
chemical enrichment of the universe
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cosmic origins → cosmic web → galaxy formation and evolution → |
| scientificObjective |
measure absorption lines in spectra of distant objects
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probe large-scale structure of the universe → study baryonic content of the universe → study circumgalactic medium → study interstellar medium → |
| secondaryScienceBand |
170–320 nm (NUV)
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| spectralResolution |
low resolution
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medium resolution → |
| telescopeFocus |
HST Science Instrument Bay
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| wavelengthRange |
far-ultraviolet
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near-ultraviolet → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Hubble Space Telescope
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hasInstrument |
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STS-125
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installedInstrument |