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’s SPHEREx Launched from Vandenberg SFB on Tuesday Night
Update by edhat staff March 12, 2025 On Tuesday, March 11 at 8:10 p.m., Falcon 9 launched NASA’s SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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 launches observatories to study cosmic origins, Sun
NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) lifted off on March 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
NASA's SPHEREx telescope launches to explore universe's origins
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to map the entire sky and study the universe's beginnings. The device was launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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.
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NASA’s New Space Weather Mission Goes Live—And It Could Change Everything
NASA’s latest space weather mission, PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere), has officially gone online, marking a major leap forward in our ability to monitor and predict solar ...
The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
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Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don’t know much about its shape
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PUNCH: A New Mission to Unravel the Secrets of the Sun
Currently at Vandenberg Space Force Base, the mission is awaiting launch on March 11, 2025 alongside another NASA mission, SPHEREx, marking an exciting step forward in solar and astrophysical research ...
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PUNCH Launch (IMAGE)
Four small suitcase-sized spacecraft, designed and built by Southwest Research Institute headquartered in San Antonio, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11.  NASA’s ...
NASA’s Next Rocket Launch Could Rewrite the Story of the Universe
Update: Delayed again. Now targeting Friday, March 7 for launch and March 6 for prelaunch news briefing. NASA and SpaceX are ...
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News on heliosphere
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NASA missions with Boulder Valley connections launch from California
NASA’s SPHEREx astrophysics observatory mission launched aboard a rocket that also carried satellites for the agency's PUNCH mission.
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Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH mission, is a constellation of four small satellites in low Earth orbit that will ...
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SpaceX, NASA March Toward Saturday Launch of Falcon Rocket at VSFB
After the team found and fixed flaws during pre-launch chores, the Falcon 9 rocket and its cargo of five NASA satellites were ...