SPHEREx, NASA’s new space telescope, just opened its eyes to the universe and delivered its very first images from space.

Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are leading a major part of NASA’s new SPHEREx mission to study ...

Satellites come in all shapes and sizes, but there aren't any that look quite like SPHEREx, an infrared observatory NASA launched Tuesday night in search of answers to simmering questions about how ...

SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking about 600 exposures a day. The observatory is capable of detecting infrared ...

SPHEREx stands for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer.

NASA’s latest space telescope has officially begun its mission—and it’s already proving to be a powerful new eye on the ...

A brand new NASA space observatory, SPHEREx, has taken its first test images a few weeks after its launch on March 11, and ...

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has sent back its first infrared images from space, confirming it is fully operational. The mission aims to scan millions of galaxies and explore cosmic origins.

NASA’s two-for-one launch of its newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the Milky Way — alongside a sun-focused mission called PUNCH is facing ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has officially begun its journey of cosmic exploration after successfully ejecting its dust cover in orbit. Now cooling to ultra-cold temperatures, this washing ...

A mission that could provide a cosmic history lesson launched Tuesday evening from the Southern California coast. Originally set to launch Monday, the SpaceX rocket carrying a space telescope and ...