NASA's SPHEREx Observatory Separates from SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

NASA's SPHEREx Observatory Separates from SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) observatory separates from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage on its way to begin its science mission from a sun-synchronous orbit about 404 miles (650 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

SPHEREx is NASA’s newest space telescope that “will observe hundreds of millions of galaxies and other objects during its two-year mission, mapping the cosmos in wavelengths invisible to the human eye”.

Learn more about the SPHEREx Mission:

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex/

Video Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)

Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: March 12, 2025

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