NASA’s SPHERE telescope, scheduled to launch on February 27, 2025, will conduct a comprehensive all-sky infrared survey, cataloging 450 million galaxies and looking for life’s building components. Unlike JWST, which focuses on deep space, SPHERE will survey the whole sky, providing insights into cosmic evolution and galaxy formation. SPHERE, with its spectroscopic infrared mapping and unique cone-shaped construction, will enable future missions such as JWST and Hubble, expanding our understanding of the universe’s origins and the possibility of life beyond Earth.
NASA is preparing to deploy a ground-breaking space telescope called SPHEREx. This new mission will supplement the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by providing a thorough all-sky survey in infrared. SPHEREx, which is scheduled to launch no sooner than February 27, 2025, intends to explore the universe in unprecedented detail, giving insights into cosmic evolution, galaxy formation, and the basic ingredients of life.
