SPHEREx

Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer

future Mission

The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission will provide the first all-sky spectral survey. Over a two-year planned mission, the SPHEREx Observatory will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the universe.

Type

Space Observatory

Launch

Late February 2025

Target

Universe

Objective

Survey the sky in optical as well as near-infrared light
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NASA Invites Social Creators for Launch of Two NASA Missions 

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Big Bang Infographic showing the timeline of the history of the big bang and the formation of the building blocks of the universe. he history of the universe is outlined in this infographic. It starts with Inflation, then the first particles in 1 microsecond, followed by first nuclei (10 seconds); first light (300,000 years); first stars (200 million years); galaxies and dark matter (400 million years); dark energy (10 billion years); present (13.8 billion years). NASA
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