What just happened? NASA's latest observatory is preparing for a two-year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. SPHEREx, which is short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of ...

NASA's SPHEREx observatory is now in space for a two year year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky.

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

The telescope will map the sky in 102 infrared colors, and the data it collects will shed light on the origins of the ...

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

The advanced observatory, an 8½ foot-tall cone-shaped telescope with infrared capabilities, will create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky every six months. SPHEREx will also use a technique called ...

"We are literally mapping the entire celestial sky in 102 infrared colors for the first ... but scientists aren't quite sure of the exact dynamics within this sphere. It is, however, quite important ...

The space telescope, considered a cosmic mapmaker, will observe the celestial sky four times in two years to create a 3D map of those the galaxies. The result could be a cosmic history lesson and ...