SpaceX Again Scrubs Launch of NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions
The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on Saturday night.
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.
NASA launches 'incredible' new tools into space to study the universe, sun's corona
SPHEREx hopes to solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries, while PUNCH will study the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Here's what to know.
NASA's New Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Origins of the Universe After a Series of Delays
NASA’s newest space telescope, called SPHEREx, finally got off the ground this week, after a series of delays that had stalled its launch since late February. From low-Earth orbit, it will gather data on millions of stars and galaxies—and search for the ingredients of life.
NASA SPHEREx telescope launched to study universe's origins
A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.
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.
NASA’s SPHEREx mission: Mapping skies and universe origins
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope, which aims to create a map of the entire sky and study the beginnings of the universe. The device was launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from a base in California.
NASA sends space telescope SphereX into space to study the universe
NASA's SphereX space telescope was successfully launched into space from California on Tuesday. SphereX took off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will study the origins of the universe.
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NASA SPHEREx will map the cosmos to unlock its deepest mysteries
continuously scanning the celestial sphere around our planet with a heat-sensing camera that serves a dual purpose. Every six months of its initial two-year mission, SPHEREx will generate a ...
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SpaceX rocket carrying NASA's newest space telescope launches from California
NASA's newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the ...
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NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will need to wait a little longer before heading to space. After delaying the launch of these missions four times — they were originally slated to take to the ...
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SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun
March 12 (UPI) --NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 24 hours after poor weather and a ...
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Moment of Science: NASA SPHEREx/PUNCH Missions
“We’re making a giant 3-D map of the entire celestial sphere... that’s all of the sky outside of Earth.” By setting certain wavelengths in the detectors, it can also help the team find ice ...