The SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions ... Meanwhile, SPHEREx is projected to separate from the Falcon 9 rocket roughly 42 minutes after liftoff. It will offer three opportunities for on ...

On March 27 — 15 days after its launch — SPHEREx saw its first light, proving its instruments performed as designed. This ...

These images feature zodiacal light — the faint, diffuse glow created by sunlight scattering off dust particles in orbit.

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

NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed ... focused mission called PUNCH are on their way to space. Both missions lifted off together aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:10 p.m ...

A second NASA mission hitched a ride to space with SPHEREx, deploying into a similar orbit a few minutes after the Falcon 9 released its primary payload. This secondary mission, called PUNCH ...

The telescope launched in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ... and for PUNCH to have a clear view in all directions around the sun, according to NASA. NASA believes SPHEREx could ...