NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...
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The Sky This Week from March 7 to 14: A total lunar eclipse
A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.
Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.
The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...
Lunar eclipse, blood moon in Mississippi: Will weather be clear for the best viewing times?
This month, a total lunar eclipse and blood moon will be viewable across the U.S. Here's the best times and places to view ...
Mercury will be at its brightest in the night sky on Friday — before it disappears
Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off from Vandenberg to map sky, explore dawn of universe
NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope will map the entire celestial sky in 3D
Following a checkout period lasting one month, the observatory – which measures 8.5 feet tall, 10.5 feet across, and weighs 1,107 pounds – will capture a ...
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NASA delays launch of newest space telescope to search for life’s key ingredients
The observatory will create a map of the sky in 102 colors of infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye and ideal for studying stars and galaxies. The telescope will split infrared light ...