SPHEREx does not rely on an active cooling ... Another mission will also be launched on the Falcon 9 booster. The PUNCH -or Polarmeter to Unify the Corona and Helioshpere- mission will use a ...

Mission: SPHEREx & PUNCH – SPHEREx is a planned ... Type: Commercial Spacecraft: Falcon 9 – Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe ...

It is targeting Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. PT for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

A Falcon 9 lifts off March 11 from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 launched a pair of NASA science missions March ...

Launching on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map 450 million galaxies and could help unravel what happened after the Big Bang, while PUNCH will make ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — After several delays, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried two new pieces ... The two missions, called SphereX and Punch, were launched at the same time so NASA could use its ...

SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope and the PUNCH solar mission. The launch took place on March 11, 2025, marking another significant ...

SPHEREx was designed to image the entire sky every six months in two years, with its goal being to create a 3D map of over 450 million galaxies. The telescope will also image and gather ...

At one briefing about the upcoming Falcon 9 launch of NASA’s SPHEREx astronomy spacecraft and PUNCH space science mission, Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions at SpaceX ...

The telescope launched in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. NASA believes SPHEREx could complement the famous Hubble and James Webb space ...

SpaceX is planning to launch NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, March 11. It is targeting Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. PT for Falcon 9’s launch ...