Liftoff! NASA launches SPHEREx telescope — an infrared observatory that will help JWST solve the mysteries of the universe
NASA's newly-launched SPHEREx space telescope will offer a complementary 'panoramic' view to the JWST's high resolution infrared snapshots, enabling astronomers to study some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
NASA SPHEREx Telescope Is Launched to Study Universe's Origins
A semi-frontal view of the SPHEREx observatory is seen during integration and testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, U.S., in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on February 24, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY (Reuters) - 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,
WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch SPHEREx observatory telescope, mission to study formation of galaxy
Launched Tuesday night from California by SpaceX, the Spherex observatory will survey the sky every six months from an orbit over Earth's poles.
NASA launches $488m megaphone-shaped SPHEREx observatory to map the universe
NASA has launched a $488m infra-red mission to map the distribution of galaxies and study cosmic inflation. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission was launched yesterday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California by a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket.
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The Telescope Images Scientists Have Been Waiting 12 Years For | Euclid
This video explores Euclid's “First Light” images, released in November 2023, less than a year after its launch. These ...
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Space telescope reveals rare ‘Einstein ring’ phenomenon with startling clarity
There are between 100 and 1,000 Einstein ring-like objects known, but only a few tens of them have been observed at the level of detail provided by the Euclid telescope, he said. While a distance ...
Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood
Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy. The halo, known as an ...
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ESA’s space telescope Euclid discovers ‘astonishing' Einstein ring
The European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday that its Euclid space telescope has detected a rare bright halo of light around a nearby galaxy. Known as an Einstein ring, the halo was captured in ...
Scientists Discover Incredible 'Einstein Ring' in Our Cosmic Backyard
"They're so rare, and they're incredibly useful scientifically," said Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.
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Participants in the March 10 SXSW panel include Firefly CEO Jason Kim and Regina Blue, the deputy programmatic manager for ...
Euclid space telescope discovers new ‘Einstein ring’ in nearby galaxy
The Euclid space mission of the European Space Agency has spotted an Einstein ring in the galaxy NGC 6505, just 590 million lightyears from the earth.