NASA's SPHEREx takes first images, preps to study millions of galaxies

NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and stars

SPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the telescope is working according to its design.

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope releases its first images on mission to map millions of galaxies

The first images captured by NASA's SPHEREx space telescope showed tens of thousands of stars and galaxies.

NASA's SPHEREx takes first images, preps to study millions of galaxies

NASA's SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has turned on its detectors for the first time in space. Initial images from the observatory, which launched March 11, confirm that all systems are working as expected.

SPHEREx Takes Its First Images - Astrobiology

Processed with rainbow hues to represent a range of infrared wavelengths, the new pictures indicate the astrophysics space observatory is working as expected. NASA’s SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has turned on its detectors for the first time in space. Initial images from the […] The post SPHEREx Takes Its First Images appeared first on Astrobiology.

NASA’s SPHEREx Opens Its Eyes to the Cosmos, Captures Stunning First Images Before Scanning Millions of Galaxies

NASA’s latest space telescope has officially begun its mission—and it’s already proving to be a powerful new eye on the universe. The SPHEREx observatory, launched on March 11, has taken its very first images from space, showcasing its ability to detect infrared light across vast cosmic distances. These vibrant, rainbow-processed snapshots are just the beginning: SPHEREx is preparing to map hundreds of millions of galaxies across the entire sky.…

NASA publishes the first test images about two weeks after the launch of the new SPHEREx space telescope.