FUSE
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FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) was a NASA space telescope mission dedicated to high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, used to study interstellar and intergalactic matter, stellar atmospheres, and the interstellar medium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FUSE canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9809224 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FUSE Context triple: [MAST, supportsMission, FUSE]
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A.
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.
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B.
The Fuse
The Fuse is a component or segment of the larger work titled "The Rising."
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C.
UnionFS
UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
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D.
FÜS
FÜS is the vehicle registration code for the town of Füssen in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Fuse
Fuse was an American late-1960s rock band from Rockford, Illinois, best known as a precursor to the group Cheap Trick.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FUSE Target entity description: FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) was a NASA space telescope mission dedicated to high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, used to study interstellar and intergalactic matter, stellar atmospheres, and the interstellar medium.
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A.
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) is a Linux kernel interface and accompanying user-space library that allows non-privileged users to create and run custom filesystems without modifying kernel code.
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B.
The Fuse
The Fuse is a component or segment of the larger work titled "The Rising."
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C.
UnionFS
UnionFS is a union file system that allows multiple directories or file systems to be transparently overlaid into a single coherent filesystem view, commonly used for layered container images.
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D.
FÜS
FÜS is the vehicle registration code for the town of Füssen in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany.
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E.
Fuse
Fuse is a music producer known for contributing to Big Sean’s 2017 studio album "I Decided."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FUSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataArchive | Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissionDate | 2007-10-18 ⓘ |
| detectorType | microchannel plate detectors ⓘ |
| focalLength | 2245 mm ⓘ |
| fullName | Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 25.0 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-06-24 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 17A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7320-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | ~1300 kg ⓘ |
| mirrorType | off-axis parabolic mirrors ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2007-10-18 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1999-06-24 ⓘ |
| missionType | astrophysics observatory ⓘ |
| notableResult |
constraints on the baryonic content of the low-redshift universe
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measurements of deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio in the interstellar medium ⓘ studies of O VI absorption tracing hot gas ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 4 ⓘ |
| observatoryLocation | space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~99 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| power | ~750 W ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | 35 cm ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet ⓘ |
| program | NASA Origins program ⓘ |
| scienceOperationsCenter | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralResolution | R≈20,000 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| studies |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
hot gas in the Galactic halo ⓘ intergalactic medium ⓘ interstellar gas ⓘ interstellar medium ⓘ molecular hydrogen in space ⓘ stellar atmospheres ⓘ white dwarfs ⓘ |
| successorInWavelengthCoverage | Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | Rowland-circle spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | 90.5–119.5 nanometres ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FUSE Description of subject: FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) was a NASA space telescope mission dedicated to high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, used to study interstellar and intergalactic matter, stellar atmospheres, and the interstellar medium.
Referenced by (2)
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