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’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
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 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 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’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.
NASA’s Newest Space Telescope Blasts off to Map Entire Sky
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Our Solar System
Staring at the sun—a close (but safe ... activities and videos about the solar system Take a Virtual Field Trip to outer space Take a Virtual Field Trip to outer space Take a Virtual Field ...
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Cool facts about tardigrades, or the water bear
It can survive boiling water, outer space, and extreme radiation ... Scientists say they will survive many more until the sun envelops the Earth, in about 4 billion years. Hey, even a tough ...