SPHEREx In the News
As we begin getting the SPHEREx team organized following news of our selection and awaiting the official debrief by NASA, a few more news items. We have now been added to the list of missions at JPL. SPHEREx is also mentioned by Sky and Telescope , and we have a wikipedia page too.
Some places where the SPHEREx selection has featured in the news:
CNN | space.com | New Atlas | Engadget | Daily Express | Sky News | Sciences et Avenir (French)
Science | Phys.org | Astroblogs (German) | Popular Mechanics | Rochester First | Global Science (Italian)
Some of the SPHEREx press releases:
JPL | Center for Astrophysics | UC Irvine | Argonne National Laboratory | Arizona State University | Rochester Institute of Technology
Recent News
NASA Eyes Launching SPHEREx Sky-Mapping Mission in Early 2025
NASA and SpaceX are targeting late February 2025 for the launch of the agency’s next astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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Back in the Clean Room for Final Testing!
SPHEREx Observatory is back in the BAE cleanroom for final cleaning, testing and closeouts prior to shipment to the launch site.
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Why NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Make ‘Most Colorful’ Cosmic Map Ever
The space telescope will detect over 100 colors from hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies. Here’s what astronomers will do with all that color.
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SPHEREx Successfully Passes Vibe Test
SPHEREx observatory continues its thorough testing campaign and successfully passed its vibe test at BAE Systems in Boulder, CO.
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SPHEREx Observatory Continues its Testing Campaign with Acoustic Test
SPHEREx observatory continues its thorough testing campaign and successfully passes its acoustic test.
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