SPHEREx stands for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer.

This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a low water vapor content and it’s far from the city lights. The top of Cerro ...

"We were surprised by the streams of light that were visible near the center of the galaxies, as nothing similar has been ...

Launched on 11 March, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer—better ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by the Powers of 10 video, which came out in the 1970s. Perhaps you remember it, with the ...

Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded ...

SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking ...

The primary mirror (M1) of the telescope is a massive 39-metre (128-foot) instrument, making it the largest visible and infrared light telescope ever made. The other mirrors, although not as ...

Here's when the Lyrid meteor shower will be visible in Arizona in April 2025 and how to see it. The Lyrid meteor shower will ...

Webb’s exquisite details reveal a chance, random alignment of a protostellar outflow and a distant spiral galaxy. When we observe the universe, we're looking at a three-dimensional space projected ...