NASA Telescope Snaps First Images of Universe After Vandenberg Launch

This image of the Vela Molecular Ridge was captured by SPHEREx and is part of the mission’s first public data release. The yellow patch on the right side of the image is the emission nebula RCW 36, a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that glows in some infrared colors due to radiation from nearby stars.

Months after arriving in orbit thanks to a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, NASA’s newest space telescope has started collecting images of the universe.  The craft … Continue reading NASA Telescope Snaps First Images of Universe After Vandenberg Launch

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