NASA's SPHEREx Mission Advances with BAE Systems' Testing Completion

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Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's SPHEREx Mission Advances with BAE Systems' Testing Completion
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NASA plans to launch the SPHEREx mission in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SPHEREx will map the entire sky in 3D, capturing images in 102 colors to study cosmic inflation, the glow from galaxies, and icy compounds in the Milky Way. The mission aims to enhance understanding of the universe's history and the building blocks of life. The launch will also include NASA's PUNCH mission, which will study the Sun's corona and solar wind.

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