It's an eggshell white, conical probe named SPHEREx, which (get ready for a mouthful) stands for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer.

Excitement is building for next month’s launch of NASA’s SPHEREx mission, which will survey the sky in optical and near-infrared light from low-Earth orbit. NASA has just released a video ...

NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colors. This affordable $488 million mission aims to explore cosmic ...

BAE Systems says it has successfully delivered the “SPHEREx” space observatory to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, ahead of a planned launch in late February. Short for “Spectro-Photometer ...

In late February, if all goes to plan, a new character will enter NASA's space telescope epic. It's an eggshell white, conical probe named SPHEREx, which (get ready for a mouthful) stands for ...