SPHEREx, NASA and SpaceX

After several delays, NASA's SPHEREx launches in mission to map 450 million galaxies
A new NASA observatory launched into space Tuesday on a mission that could help scientists unravel what happened in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang.
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope successfully launches into space (finally) taking 600 photos a day
The telescope will map the sky in 102 infrared colors, and the data it collects will shed light on the origins of the Universe
NASA, SpaceX launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH heliophysics...
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission Tuesday evening. A Falcon 9 lifted off from California with the SPHEREx near-infrared observatory, with the PUNCH heliophysics mission flying as a rideshare.
Spherex: Nasa's cutting-edge telescope searching for the origins of life
Spherex (the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) will survey hundreds of millions of galaxies and "their combined cosmic glow" to give scientists new "insights into the universe's evolution since the Big Bang ", said The Independent.
NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe's origins
NASA launched a new telescope into space this week to study the origins of the universe and search for hidden water in the Milky Way galaxy, a key ingredient for life
NASA's SPHEREx Mission Will Soon Search the Milky Way for Signs of Water
Learn about NASA's SPHEREx mission, which will launch on March 7, 2025 to study the universe's early history and search the Milky Way for signs of water.
NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
The missions' first several delays were to allow for additional time for checkouts and processing on the Falcon 9 rocket they'll ride to space, according to NASA. Now, the delay is to "allow SpaceX to complete rocket preparations ahead of liftoff," NASA said in an update.
NASA launches missions to study origins of universe
The SPHEREx telescope, which will help study the origins of the universe and “scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water," was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, to "collect" data on the sun and millions of galaxies.
NASA’s SPHEREx, PUNCH missions launch on Falcon 9 rocket
Launching on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map 450 million galaxies and could help unravel what happened after the Big Bang, while PUNCH will make observations of the sun’s outer atmosphere and learn how the mass and energy there become solar wind.
SpaceX just launched two major NASA missions at once — watch the highlights
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched two major missions to orbit in a liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday night.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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What happened after the Big Bang? SPHEREx mission seeks answers to cosmic mysteries
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for launch from the California coast will carry a space telescope and satellites designed to ...
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SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes (video)
As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations tonight (March 11) at ...
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NASA launches 'incredible' new tools into space to study the universe, sun's corona
A seperate NASA mission to study the sun also launched with SPHEREx on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks ahead, SPHEREx will begin its two-year mission to scour hundreds of ...
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SpaceX launches SPHEREx mission in search of answer to question: ‘How did we get here?’
SANTA BARBARA, Cali. (WFLA) — After initially scrubbing the mission Monday, SpaceX successfully carried out a launch from the Southern California coast. The SpaceX rocket carrying a space ...
VIAVI Powers NASA's Space Exploration With Precision Optics In SPHEREx Mission: Details
VIAVI Solutions is contributing to NASA's SPHEREx mission, launched on March 11, 2025. The mission, led by NASA's JPL and ...
Weather delays launch of NASA’s newest space telescope set to search for life’s key ingredients
Weather has delayed NASA’s launch of the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.