NASA telescope begins infrared map of entire sky

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has officially launched into its primary science mission, capturing around 3,600 infrared images daily to produce an unprecedented full-sky map. Following its March 11 launch, SPHEREx completed a six-week phase of checkouts and calibrations. On May 1, it began operations aimed at capturing high-resolution data on hundreds of millions of galaxies. The two-year