NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch

SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes
As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations at 10:09 p.m. EST (0209 March 9 GMT), members of mission control appeared elated, onlookers who caught a peek at the liftoff cheered, and the scientists who built these missions exuded a blend of relief and excitement.
NASA SPHEREx telescope is 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 New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
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.
Watch SpaceX, NASA launch SPHEREx and PUNCH science probes tonight after multiple delays (video)
If you're keen, you'll be able to watch the launch happen live on NASA+, on the agency's YouTube channel, or right here on Space.com. Now, let's dive into what exactly SPHEREx and PUNCH will do once they get to the final frontier.
SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, to "collect" data on the sun and millions of galaxies.
NASA’s SPHEREx, PUNCH missions launch on Falcon 9 rocket
Launching on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map 450 million galaxies and could help unravel what happened after the Big Bang, while PUNCH will make observations of the sun’s outer atmosphere and learn how the mass and energy there become solar wind.
Video: NASA Launches SPHEREx Telescope To Explore 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.
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.
Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
After more than a week of delays, two new NASA missions have gotten the greenlight to head to space tonight (March 8).
NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe's Beginning
Riding with SPHEREx aboard the Falcon 9 were four small satellites that make up the agency's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which will study how the Sun's outer atmosphere becomes the solar wind.
NASA’s Spherex telescope launches to map cosmos in unprecedented detail
NASA’s Spherex telescope launched to map the entire sky, studying galaxy formation, cosmic expansion, and the universe’s glow. SpaceX’s mission also carried four satellites to observe the sun’s outer atmosphere.
NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...
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Tonight's NASA launch from Vandenberg SFB to produce sonic booms
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Weather delays launch of NASA’s newest space telescope set to search for life’s key ingredients
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SpaceX mission set to launch on Wednesday will bring home Starliner astronauts
An upcoming SpaceX mission on Wednesday will bring home a pair of astronauts who have been on the ISS since June.