SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership – NASA

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NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership – NASA

NASA is partnering with commercial industry to expand our knowledge of Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Recently, NASA collaborated with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to support data transfer for the agency’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore the origins of the universe.  “Not … Read more

NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky – NASA

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NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky – NASA

After weeks of preparation, the space observatory has begun its science mission, taking about 3,600 unique images per day to create a map of the cosmos like no other. Launched on March 11, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory has spent the last six weeks undergoing checkouts, calibrations, and other activities to ensure it is working as … Read more

New York Stock Exchange Welcomes NASA’s SPHEREx Team – NASA Science

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New York Stock Exchange Welcomes NASA’s SPHEREx Team – NASA Science

Members of NASA’s recently launched SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission team participated in the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell ceremony in New York City on April 22. Michael Thelen, SPHEREx flight system manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, is seen here … Read more

NASA’s SPHEREx Team To Ring New York Stock Exchange Bell – NASA

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NASA’s SPHEREx Team To Ring New York Stock Exchange Bell – NASA

Members of the team behind NASA’s newest space telescope will ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell in New York City at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22. The team helped build, launch, and operates NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore … Read more

NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies – NASA

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NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies – NASA

Processed with rainbow hues to represent a range of infrared wavelengths, the new pictures indicate the astrophysics space observatory is working as expected. NASA’s SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has turned on its detectors for the first time in space. Initial images from the … Read more

NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning – NASA

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NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning – NASA

NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies, and to search for the ingredients of life in our galaxy. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx lifted off at 8:10 p.m. PDT on … Read more

Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch – NASA

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Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch – NASA

NASA’s latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride. Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond. In a little over a day, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is slated to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. … Read more

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun – NASA

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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun – NASA

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), the agency’s newest space telescope. This will lift off with another NASA mission, Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, which will study the Sun’s solar wind. The … Read more

NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Will Seek Life’s Ingredients – NASA

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NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Will Seek Life’s Ingredients – NASA

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the galaxy and take stock. Every living organism on Earth needs water to survive, so scientists searching for life outside our solar system, are often guided by the phrase “follow the water.” Scheduled to launch … Read more

6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope – NASA

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6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope – NASA

Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the universe. Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory will provide astronomers with a big-picture view of the cosmos like none before. … Read more