It's an eggshell white, conical probe named SPHEREx, which (get ready for a mouthful) stands for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer.

Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx will create a map of the cosmos like no other. Using a technique called spectroscopy to ...

SPHEREx to study galaxy evolution and cosmic origins NASA’s mission to locate water and life-forming molecules in space Launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled for February 27 ...

The mission, named the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), will provide the first all-sky spectral survey, according to NASA. Over a ...

The mission, named the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), will provide the first all-sky spectral survey, according to NASA.

Excitement is building for next month’s launch of NASA’s SPHEREx mission, which will survey the sky in optical and near-infrared light from low-Earth orbit. NASA has just released a video ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss a new telescope that will improve our understanding of how the universe ...

Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) observatory. The PUNCH constellation of satellites is targeted to launch in late February 2025 into a polar orbit along the day-night line ...

Additionally, Korea will launch SPHEREx, a space observatory jointly developed with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), next month. SPHEREx will become the world's first ...