Launching on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, SPHEREx will map 450 million galaxies and could help unravel what happened after the Big Bang, while PUNCH will make ...

NASA and SpaceX late Monday said they were standing down the launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions due to unfavorable weather at the launch site and an issue with one of the spacecrafts.

The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on Saturday night.

Mission: SPHEREx & PUNCH – SPHEREx is a planned ... Type: Commercial Spacecraft: Falcon 9 – Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe ...

transcript A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from California carrying the telescope, named SPHEREx, along with a suite of satellites called PUNCH. 3, 2, 1, ignition. Liftoff of the Falcon 9.

Artist's conceptualization of SPHEREx in orbit around Earth courtesy ... Another mission will also be launched on the Falcon 9 booster. The PUNCH -or Polarmeter to Unify the Corona and Helioshpere ...

The SPHEREx and PUNCH Falcon 9 launch will stream live on NASA+ and the agency's YouTube channel, as well as on the Space.com homepage.

A seperate NASA mission to study the sun also launched with SPHEREx on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks ... satellites that make up NASA’s PUNCH mission, which will study how ...

and it wasn't only because a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took to the skies carrying precious NASA cargo. As the agency's SPHEREx space telescope and PUNCH solar mission rode toward their orbital ...

NASA elected to launch SPHEREx and PUNCH together, using the excess capacity in the Falcon 9 originally procured for SPHEREx since both missions were going to similar orbits. It is part of an ...

SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope and the PUNCH solar mission. The launch took place on March 11, 2025, marking another significant ...

The SPHEREx and PUNCH spacecraft missions ... Meanwhile, SPHEREx is projected to separate from the Falcon 9 rocket roughly 42 minutes after liftoff. It will offer three opportunities for on ...