NASA’s new SPHEREx telescope set to launch in February: What makes it unique and what will it discover?

NASA's SPHEREx mission, set to launch in February 2025, will utilize an advanced infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colors. This affordable $488 million mission aims to explore cosmic inflation, search for organic molecules in the Milky Way, and complement telescopes like JWST by providing a broad view of the universe.