A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The findings it beams back to Earth during its two-year mission could help astronomers solve age-old mysteries, including how life as we know it came to be after the big bang,
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 Newest Telescope Just Woke Up and It’s About to Change Astronomy
NASA’s SPHEREx mission has successfully communicated with Earth, marking the start of an ambitious journey to map the cosmos. Over the next two years, the telescope will scan the entire sky, gathering data from over 450 million galaxies and 100 million stars to unlock the universe’s origins.
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.
NASA launches observatory to study cosmic origins
The observatories launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, during what appeared to be a picture-perfect launch.
NASA's New Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Origins of the Universe After a Series of Delays
NASA’s newest space telescope, called SPHEREx, finally got off the ground this week, after a series of delays that had stalled its launch since late February. From low-Earth orbit, it will gather data on millions of stars and galaxies—and search for the ingredients of life.
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White dwarf star system is producing mysterious radio signals
Radio astronomers have discovered an unusual phenomenon in recent years. They detected radio pulses from the Milky Way that last from seconds to minutes. These pulses differ from those produced by ...
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We test Starfield Optics’ 115mm Géar Triplet APO
We put Starfield Optics' flagship Géar telescope — the Starfield Géar 115 Triplet APO — to the test. It did not disappoint.
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Breakthrough in Astronomy: First Flat Telescope Lens Captures Color and Distant Starlight
For centuries, telescopes have relied oncurved glass lenses to bend light and bring the cosmos into focus. While effective, ...
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What is Deep Space Optical Communication?
Deep Space Optical Communication (DSOC) uses near-infrared lasers for high-bandwidth, low-power, and efficient communication ...
Astronomers Just Traced Mysterious Radio Pulses to an Unusual Star Duo
Astronomers have finally traced mysterious radio pulses in the Milky Way to a unique cosmic duo—a red dwarf and a white dwarf ...
Moon king: Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. Here's what we know.
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises
NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...
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The future of telescope lenses is flar
The more powerful they get, traditional curved lenses used in telescopes become bigger and bulkier. University of Utah engineers create the first flat telescope lens that can capture color while ...
White dwarf and red dwarf duo emit radio pulses every two hours
An international team of astronomers led by scientists from the Netherlands has shown that a white dwarf and a red dwarf ...