NASA's New Telescope to Unveil the Most Colorful Cosmic Map
NASA is set to launch its SPHEREx telescope, aiming to create the most detailed and colorful map of the universe ever made. The telescope will use infrared spectroscopy to analyze light in 96 bands, far beyond human vision. This will help scientists understand the formation of the universe, galaxy evolution, and the distribution of life-forming molecules. Unlike the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which focuses on high-resolution observations of small regions, SPHEREx will map the entire sky in just a few months.
Summary/Static | Details |
Why in the news? | NASA’s New Telescope to Unveil the Most Colorful Cosmic Map |
Mission Duration | 2 years |
Key Feature | Infrared spectroscopy with 96 light bands |
Data Collected | 8 million spectroscopic images |
Scope of Mapping | Entire sky |
Comparison with JWST (James Webb) | Covers entire sky, unlike JWST’s focused observations |
Study of Cosmic Inflation | Measures 3D positions of 1 billion galaxies to understand universe expansion |
Search for Life | Locates biogenic molecules like water and carbon-based compounds |
Number of Objects | Mapped 1 billion galaxies, 100 million stars, 10,000 asteroids |
Scientific Impact | Revolutionizes our understanding of cosmic evolution and life formation |
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