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Sharmila Kuthunur

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Nasa s spherex infrared space telescope is launching this week here s why it s a big deal - Caught on Camera

A large silver cone-shaped spacecraft in a white cleanroom.

Earth will gain a new robotic companion this week.

NASA's latest space telescope, SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer — is set to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Friday (Feb. 28) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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