NASA, PUNCH and SpaceX

SpaceX rocket launches NASA SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar probes (video)
As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital stations at 10:09 p.m. EST (0209 March 9 GMT), members of mission control appeared elated, onlookers who caught a peek at the liftoff cheered, and the scientists who built these missions exuded a blend of relief and excitement.
SpaceX Again Scrubs Launch of NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions
The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on Saturday night.
NASA's PUNCH satellites successfully launch to study the solar wind
Following a successful launch in the early hours of Wednesday morning (12 March 2025) U.K. time, the PUNCH spacecraft are poised to begin their two-year mission to study the sun's outer atmosphere and its transformation into the solar wind.
NASA, SpaceX launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH heliophysics...
SpaceX and NASA successfully launched the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission Tuesday evening. A Falcon 9 lifted off from California with the SPHEREx near-infrared observatory, with the PUNCH heliophysics mission flying as a rideshare.
NASA’s SPHEREx, PUNCH missions launch on Falcon 9 rocket
Launching on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map 450 million galaxies and could help unravel what happened after the Big Bang, while PUNCH will make observations of the sun’s outer atmosphere and learn how the mass and energy there become solar wind.
NASA unveils SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to explore the cosmos in unprecedented detail
NASA is preparing to launch the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to uncover the universe's profound secrets. SPHEREx will utilize infrared detectors to collect cosmic light from hundreds of millions of galaxies,
NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe's origins
A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.
After several delays, NASA's SPHEREx launches in mission to map 450 million galaxies
A new NASA observatory launched into space Tuesday on a mission that could help scientists unravel what happened in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang.
NASA launches SPHEREx to explore universe origins
NASA has launched a new space telescope, SPHEREx, into orbit to complement the observations of the James Webb Telescope. It was launched from Vandenberg Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and has already begun its mission.
Video: LIVE: NASA launches SPHEREx to investigate the history of the universe
NASA launches SPHEREx to investigate the history of the universe NASA launches SPHEREx an observatory intended to improve the understanding of what occurred immediately after the Big Bang event that initiated the universe and to search our Milky Way galaxy for water and other essential ingredients for life.
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Watch SpaceX, NASA launch SPHEREx and PUNCH science probes tonight after multiple delays (video)
If you're keen, you'll be able to watch the launch happen live on NASA+, on the agency's YouTube channel, or right here on ...
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...
NASA launches 'incredible' new tools into space to study the universe, sun's corona
SPHEREx hopes to solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries, while PUNCH will study the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Here's what to know.
SpaceX, NASA scrub launch of SPHEREx, PUNCH missions
NASA and SpaceX late Monday said they were standing down the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions due to ...
Spherex: Nasa's cutting-edge telescope searching for the origins of life
Spherex (the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) will survey ...
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What is SPHEREx and why are scientists giddy about it?
The SPHEREx mission is underway with observations expected to begin soon. The mission is tasked with creating the most detailed and colourful map of our universe yet. Over the next two years SPHEREx ...
Weather delays launch of NASA’s newest space telescope set to search for life’s key ingredients
Weather has delayed NASA’s launch of the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.