NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes Its First Map of the Cosmos in 102 Infrared Wavelengths

December 27, 2025 Universe Today

NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes Its First Map of the Cosmos in 102 Infrared Wavelengths
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/PnRskCG)

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to reveal different features of the cosmos. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Launched in March, NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors. This map will enable 3D distance measurements to other galaxies and allow astronomers to measure the influence of Cosmic Inflation on the large-scale structure of the Universe.

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