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.
Live / NASA launches SPHEREx and PUNCH to explore space and sun
Watch live as NASA launches the SPHEREx telescope and PUNCH mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to explore the universe and the sun. SPHEREx will create a 3D all-sky map of 450 million galaxies, while PUNCH will use small satellites to study the sun’s impact on space weather and Earth’s communications.
NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.
NASA’s New Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Origins of the Universe After a Series of Delays
Called SPHEREx, the instrument will map 450 million galaxies and search for water molecules that may be clinging to space dust
NASA Launches Mission Aboard Falcon 9 From Vandenberg to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning
NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies.
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,
NASA Launches Powerful Space Telescope
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from California carrying the telescope, named SPHEREx, along with a suite of satellites called PUNCH.
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope launched into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
NASA's SPHEREx observatory is now in space for a two year year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. The telescope left the ground on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from a launch pad in California,
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.
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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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When will the sun die?
Bruhweiler a few frequently asked questions about the death of the sun and what it means for our solar system. Dr. Frederick C. Bruhweiler Physicist-in-Residence, Integrated Space Science ...
NASA, SpaceX Delay Flight That Was to Retrieve Stuck Astronauts
NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station ...