A fancy new telescope is heading to space

A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
SPHEREx is set to launch at Friday from California. Here are five things to know about NASA's latest advanced space telescope.
NASA's 'SPHEREx' infrared space telescope is launching soon. Here's why it's a big deal
NASA's latest space telescope, SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer — is set to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Friday (Feb. 28) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
New NASA Space Telescope Will See the Universe in 102 Colors
NASA’s SPHEREx mission will survey the entire sky in 102 different “colors” of light, offering scientists an unprecedented look at the earliest days of the universe and much more
NASA set to launch SPHEREx space telescope to scan entire sky
NASA's newest space telescope will scan the entire sky in a range of near-infrared wavelengths to help astronomers better understand the evolution of the universe and search for promising spots for ex
NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope to Explore What Happened Right After the Big Bang
The SPHEREx Observatory is shown after having completed standalone operations in the West High Bay at Astrotech Space Operations Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S., in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on February 24, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS
From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope
A modest NASA space telescope with grand ambitions will soon launch into an orbit around Earth. Here's why scientists are excited about it.
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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 4, 2025 to study the universe's early history and search the ...
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NASA's upcoming telescope launch aims to address some existential questions
The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to explore ...
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From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait for NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope
The megaphone-shaped spacecraft, called SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of ...
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NASA Set To Launch SPHEREx Space Telescope To Unlock Secrets Of The Big Bang And Cosmic Water Reservoirs—All About It
The SPHEREx space telescope, short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices ...
NASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bang
Called SPHEREx, and set for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base no sooner than Tuesday night, ...
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SoCal telescope launch
SPHEREx, an 8.5-foot telescope, is scheduled to be launched this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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New NASA telescope SPHEREx is tasked with mapping the entire cosmos
This month, a new kind of space telescope is setting out on a ... While it doesn't observe as much of the infrared as the Webb telescope, SPHEREx can detect 102 distinct wavelengths across the ...