Tuesday, 6 May 2025

SPHEREx Starts Scanning Entire Sky


NASA's SPHEREx mission is observing the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, or wavelengths of light not visible to the human eye. This image shows a section of sky in one wavelength (3.29 microns), revealing a cloud of dust made of a molecule similar to soot or smoke. via NASA https://ift.tt/rE8wGzp
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