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 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 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.
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 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,
SpaceX Again Scrubs Launch of NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions
The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on Saturday night.
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.
SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes (video)
There was a glimmer in the air tonight at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it wasn't only because a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies carrying precious NASA cargo. As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations tonight (March 11) at 11:10 p.
SpaceX rocket carrying NASA's newest space telescope launches from California
The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.
SETI Institute1d
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 ...
Island Free Press14h
Outer Banks will have to view total lunar eclipse through breaks in clouds early Friday
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com As long as the clouds cooperate, northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks have the potential for a great view of the total lunar eclipse that starts late Thursday and ...
Space.com20d
When will the sun die?
Bruhweiler Physicist-in-Residence, Integrated Space Science & Technology ... to the gas giants” in the outer solar system? The enhanced mass loss in the sun’s later phases of its evolution ...
USA TODAY on MSN10d
What time could you see the planetary parade on Friday? Here's what to know.
After dusk on Friday night, seven planets are expected to align in the night sky. But you'll need binoculars or a telescope ...
Hosted on MSN3mon
In Outer Space, Where Does a Compass Point?
Where Would the Compass Needle Point in Outer Space? The answer to that question ... is thought to extend about 23,000 miles toward the sun and 230,000 miles away from the sun.
Space on MSN14d
NASA set to deliver a knock-out PUNCH to mysteries of the solar wind
PUNCH isn't the only spacecraft studying the solar corona and the transition into the solar wind. NASA's Parker Solar Probe ...
Space.com1d
Watch a SpaceX rocket launch Crew-10 relief mission March 14 for NASA astronauts on ISS after delay [updated]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch the Crew-10 mission for NASA, ferrying a crew of four (ISS) for a six-month residency. The rocket a ...
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 ...