Pointed away from Earth about 404 miles overhead, the orbital observatory will circle the planet from north to south about 14 ...

The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.

Instead of using thrusters, SPHEREx relies on a system of reaction wheels to control its orientation. The observatory will ...

N ASA's SPHEREx observatory is now in space for a two year year mission to create a 3D map of the entire celestial sky. The telescope left the ground on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from a launch pad ...

It's like we are looking out into space through a dirty window. Now, two astronomers have published a 3D map that documents the properties of dust all around us in unprecedented detail ...

A satellite conceived at the University of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space ...

In a significant step towards understanding and combating climate change, the European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its groundbreaking ... will allow scientists to analyze slices of ...