NASA launches space telescope to unveil cosmic secrets
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NASA launches space telescope to unveil cosmic secrets
Deutsche Welle
Published Mar 12, 2025 12:23 PM PHT
Clouds cover Earth and the orbital lab's solar arrays are shown in the top left corner as the space station orbits 270 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. Image from NASA
Clouds cover Earth and the orbital lab's solar arrays are shown in the top left corner as the space station orbits 270 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. Image from NASANASA on Tuesday launched its newest space telescope, SPHEREx, designed to map the entire sky in unprecedented color.
NASA on Tuesday launched its newest space telescope, SPHEREx, designed to map the entire sky in unprecedented color.
It rocketed toward orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
It rocketed toward orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The US space agency said the telescope will help explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.
The US space agency said the telescope will help explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.
Tagging along were four suitcase-size satellites assigned to a mission called PUNCH to study the sun.
Tagging along were four suitcase-size satellites assigned to a mission called PUNCH to study the sun.
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The launch comes after it was postponed because of bad weather and issues with the rocket after the original window opened on February 28.
The launch comes after it was postponed because of bad weather and issues with the rocket after the original window opened on February 28.
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