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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Observatory Hill
This rise just west of McCone Hall was the site of the Students' Observatory, built in 1885 to house a variety of astronomical instruments, including a 20" telescope. Two years later, the observatory ...
NASA space observatory poised to launch on a mission to map 450 million galaxies
A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit this week on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million ...
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 ...
NASA's SphereX aims to build unique 3D maps of the heavens
NASA's SphereX observatory will use a a scientific breakdown of lightwaves to create multiple 3D maps of the universe. NASA ...