NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now settled into low-Earth orbit, SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission, which launched in March 2025, is poised to transform our understanding of the universe. By creating an all-sky map of the cosmos in 102 different infrared wavelengths, this ...

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 ...

The satellite will launch into a polar orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Using the sky map, SPHEREx has three scientific goals to achieve.

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track the evolution of the solar wind in three dimensions.

The cone-shaped Spherex — at 1,110 pounds (500 kilograms) or the heft of a grand piano — will take six months to map the entire sky with its infrared eyes and wide field of view.

SpaceX launched the Spherex observatory from California, putting it on course to fly over Earth's poles. Tagging along were four suitcase-size satellites to study the sun.

The cone-shaped Spherex — at 1,110 pounds (500 kilograms) or the heft of a grand piano — will take six months to map the entire sky with its infrared eyes and wide field of view.