NASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bang
Called SPHEREx, and set for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base no sooner than Tuesday night, ...
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NASA's 'SPHEREx' infrared space telescope is launching soon. Here's why it's a big deal
NASA's latest space telescope, SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope to explore what happened right after the Big Bang
NASA is preparing to launch a megaphone-shaped observatory on a mission to better understand what happened immediately after ...
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Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to near zero (video)
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and ...
Engineers create first flat telescope lens that can capture color while detecting light from faraway stars
For centuries, lenses have worked the same way: curved glass or plastic bending light to bring images into focus. But ...
Chile’s dark skies at risk
AS night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn ...
From Metal Rain to Roaring Jet Streams: The First 3D Look at an Alien Atmosphere
Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...
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“Out of science fiction”: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars
Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...
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What is the Extremely Large Telescope?
A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence ...
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Want a workout? Try walking to the top of the world's largest telescope (photo)
Close up of the stairways up to the top of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert. | Credit: ESO/G. Vecchia These mirrors will allow astronomers to peer into the cosmos like ...