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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 scan entire sky
NASA's newest space telescope will scan the entire sky in a range of near-infrared wavelengths to help astronomers better ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope to explore what happened right after the Big Bang
NASA is preparing to launch a megaphone-shaped observatory on a mission to better understand what happened immediately after ...
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope will create the world’s most complete sky survey
The $488 mission will scan the entire sky to better understand the evolution of the universe and look for ingredients for ...
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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 this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to ...
March 4 Liftoff: NASA & SpaceX Update Launch Plans for SPHEREx & PUNCH
NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions on March 4, aiming to explore cosmic origins and the Sun’s ...
Two NASA missions, one rocket: Learn more about PUNCH, SPHEREx missions
NASA is beginning a new age of space exploration with the launch of two separate missions at the same time. We spoke with ...
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From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait for NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope
"SPHEREx will prove that there are interesting things hiding in between our stars that we should care about." A modest NASA space telescope with grand ambitions is scheduled to soon launch into an ...
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope is set to launch Tuesday. What will it discover?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Beth Fabinsky, SPHEREx's deputy project manager, about the upcoming launch of a new telescope.
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A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
To keep itself cold, SPHEREx relies on an entirely passive cooling system, meaning no electricity or coolants are used while it's operating. NASA believes SPHEREx could complement the fleet of ...
ExtremeTech on MSN6d
NASA to Launch Long-Awaited SPHEREx Space Telescope This Week
NASA has been working on SPHEREx for nearly a decade, having selected the telescope's proposal for development in July 2015, ...