NASA's New Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Origins of the Universe After a Series of Delays
NASA’s newest space telescope, called SPHEREx, finally got off the ground this week, after a series of delays that had stalled its launch since late February. From low-Earth orbit, it will gather data on millions of stars and galaxies—and search for the ingredients of life.
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 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.
SpaceX launches mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth
NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are closer to getting home, nine months after arriving on Boeing’s Starliner. A capsule is set to arrive at the space station Thursday.
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the beginning of time.
NASA Launches New Telescope to Map the Cosmos and Search for Life
SPHEREx begins its mission to scan hundreds of millions of galaxies, while companion satellites track solar winds.
NASA launches new SphereX telescope into space
NASA's SphereX space telescope was successfully launched into space from California on March 11. SphereX lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and will explore the origins of the universe.
NASA’s SPHEREx mission: Mapping skies and universe origins
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope, which aims to create a map of the entire sky and study the beginnings of the universe. The device was launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from a base in California.
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Sparkling galaxy blazes with star formation in new James Webb Space Telescope image
A nearby galaxy is ablaze with new stars in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Located 45 ...
An 18-year-old won $250,000 for discovering over a million objects in space. Some could help unravel one of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Matteo Paz built a machine-learning algorithm in high school to analyze heaps of data for NASA. He just won a $250,000 ...
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Incredible Image Reveals a Cosmic Hourglass Shimmering in Space
The JWST is the largest, most powerful space telescope ever deployed. It sees further into the infrared than any previous infrared telescope and has extremely high resolution. That means that when it ...
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Webb reveals the fiery birth of twin stars in stunning detail
NASA’s Webb Telescope captured twin stars forming in Lynds 483, hidden in a dust cloud. The stars are shaping glowing ...
Cool space video shows star trails stretching over city lights
American astronaut Don Pettit has shared some striking footage captured from the ISS showing star trails and city lights.
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By Alex Travelli An issue with a ground system that supports the Falcon 9 rocket led to a postponement of at least one day of the latest rotation of space station ... Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing ...
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The astronaut next door: Meet Kellie Gerardi, the Jupiter mom who travels to outer space
Kellie Gerardi of Jupiter, is her own kind of astronaut, one who marries science and sparkle and who wants to show other girls the way to the stars.