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A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
Once in orbit, the instrument known as SPHEREx will begin its complex hunt across hundreds of thousands of galaxies for signs of water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons while ...
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NASA's 'SPHEREx' infrared space telescope is launching this week. Here's why it's a big deal
Earth will gain a new robotic companion this week. NASA's latest space telescope, SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer ...
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New NASA telescope SPHEREx is tasked with mapping the entire cosmos
The $488 million SPHEREx − short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer − is a megaphone-shaped observatory roughly the size of a ...
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SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 2 NASA Satellite Missions
The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday. By Katrina Miller Two NASA missions will have to wait longer for a launch aboard a single rocket.
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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 ...