Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, two NASA science missions launch on SpaceX rocket
Tense, public squabbles between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA have stirred the space industry, but behind the scenes, space science has continued business as (almost) normal.
SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes (video)
As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations at 10:09 p.m. EST (0209 March 9 GMT), members of mission control appeared elated, onlookers who caught a peek at the liftoff cheered, and the scientists who built these missions exuded a blend of relief and excitement.
SpaceX rocket carrying NASA's newest space telescope launches from California
The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.
NASA launches 'incredible' new tools into space to study the universe, sun's corona
SPHEREx hopes to solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries, while PUNCH will study the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Here's what to know.
SpaceX, NASA scrub launch of SPHEREx, PUNCH missions
NASA and SpaceX late Monday said they were standing down the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions due to unfavorable weather at the launch site and an issue with one of the spacecrafts.
NASA’s New Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Origins of the Universe After a Series of Delays
Called SPHEREx, the instrument will map 450 million galaxies and search for water molecules that may be clinging to space dust
NASA SPHEREx Telescope Is Launched to Study Universe's Origins
A semi-frontal view of the SPHEREx observatory is seen during integration and testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, U.S., in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on February 24, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY (Reuters) - A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water,
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the beginning of time.
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet flew in front of the sun so NASA could take this incredible shock wave photo
"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...
Forget Supersonic Jets. These Ultra-Fast Spaceplanes Could Soon Take You Around the World in 90 Minutes.
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Delayed SpaceX Rocket Finally Departs, Delivers NASA Satellites
En route to helping scientists solve puzzles about the universe and the sun, five NASA satellites finally took their trek to ...
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NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Lifts off to Map 300 Million Galaxies
NASA's SPHEREx telescope launched aboard a SpaceX rocket to map the entire sky in infrared light, capturing the cosmic glow of galaxies.