NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch

NASA set to launch its SPHEREx, PUNCH missions on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
NASA and SpaceX on Monday will launch its SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions tasked to create a three-dimensional map of hundreds of millions of galaxies in order to better understand our known universe.
NASA Will Launch a Space Telescope and New Solar Satellites: How to Watch
Two missions, SPHEREx and PUNCH, are expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket late on Monday after a postponed flight on Saturday.
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If you're keen, you'll be able to watch the launch happen live on NASA+, on the agency's YouTube channel, or right here on Space.com. Now, let's dive into what exactly SPHEREx and PUNCH will do once they get to the final frontier.
NASA, SpaceX to launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH...
SpaceX and NASA are set for the launch of the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission. A Falcon 9 will liftoff from California with the SPHEREx near-infrared observatory, with the PUNCH heliophysics mission flying as a rideshare.
Falcon 9 launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions rescheduled to Monday evening
SpaceX has designated a new launch time for NASA's SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites launch for Monday, March
Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
After more than a week of delays, two new NASA missions have gotten the greenlight to head to space tonight (March 8).
NASA's $488M SPHEREx mission to explore universe’s origins
Developed over the past decade, NASA's $488 million SPHEREx mission will map the celestial sky in 102 infrared colors, surpassing any previous mission in its capability.
NASA’s SPHEREx is poised to launch on a mission to map 450 million galaxies
NASA's SPHEREx mission is expected to map the entire sky four times over two years, offering a window into how the universe came to be. Former astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down NASA's latest scientific mission to explore the galaxies.
NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to March 8
The missions' first several delays were to allow for additional time for checkouts and processing on the Falcon 9 rocket they'll ride to space, according to NASA. Now, the delay is to "allow SpaceX to complete rocket preparations ahead of liftoff," NASA said in an update.
NASA's SPHEREx Mission Will Soon Search the Milky Way for Signs of Water
Learn about NASA's SPHEREx mission, which will launch on March 7, 2025 to study the universe's early history and search the Milky Way for signs of water.
SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 2 NASA Satellite Missions
The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday. Two NASA missions will have to wait longer for a launch aboard a single rocket. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth,
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