SPHEREx
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SPHEREx is a planned NASA space telescope mission designed to conduct an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey to study the origins of the universe, galaxy formation, and the prevalence of water and organic molecules in the Milky Way.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| SPHEREx canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA mission
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astrophysics mission ⓘ space telescope mission ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band | near-infrared band ⓘ |
| collaboration |
California Institute of Technology
NERFINISHED
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProduct |
all-sky spectral maps
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near-infrared spectra of millions of sources ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | wide-field ⓘ |
| fullName | Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA Astrophysics Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institution | California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionClass | MIDEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 2 years ⓘ |
| missionType |
space observatory
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survey mission ⓘ |
| observationMode | scanning survey ⓘ |
| observationType | spectral survey ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| primaryMirrorDiameter | approximately 20 centimeters ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | James Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Medium-Class Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
constrain models of galaxy evolution
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map interstellar ices ⓘ measure the prevalence of organic molecules in the Milky Way ⓘ measure the prevalence of water in the Milky Way ⓘ probe cosmic inflation ⓘ provide legacy data for future missions ⓘ study galaxy formation ⓘ study large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ study the epoch of reionization ⓘ study the origins of the universe ⓘ |
| scienceTheme |
astrochemistry
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cosmology ⓘ galaxy evolution ⓘ interstellar medium ⓘ |
| selectedBy | NASA in 2019 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralCoverage | 0.75–5 micrometers ⓘ |
| status | planned ⓘ |
| surveyType | all-sky survey ⓘ |
| target |
Milky Way
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extragalactic sky ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | near-infrared ⓘ |
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