Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Judi Lynn

(163,098 posts)
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 06:04 AM Wednesday

NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

by: MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press

Posted: Mar 11, 2025 / 11:23 PM CDT

Updated: Mar 11, 2025 / 11:26 PM CDT


NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the beginning of time.

SpaceX launched the Spherex observatory from California, putting it on course to fly over Earth’s poles. Tagging along were four suitcase-size satellites to study the sun. Spherex popped off the rocket’s upper stage first, drifting into the blackness of space with a blue Earth in the background.

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments.

UCloser to home in our own Milky Way galaxy, Spherex will hunt for water and other ingredients of life in the icy clouds between stars where new solar systems emerge.

More:
https://www.cbs42.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-nasas-newest-space-telescope-blasts-off-to-map-the-entire-sky-and-millions-of-galaxies/

2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies (Original Post) Judi Lynn Wednesday OP
Thank God he didn't get his mitts on that. JMCKUSICK Wednesday #1
The way things are going The Madcap Wednesday #2

The Madcap

(1,026 posts)
2. The way things are going
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 08:04 AM
Wednesday

Within four years, NASA will be gone, and Leon will be given the telescope in appreciation for his destruction of the government.

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Science»NASA's newest space teles...