SPHEREx space telescope (artist's impression) (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

SPHEREx space telescope (artist's impression)

Caption

By creating the largest 3D map of galaxies that has ever existed, SPHEREx will help scientists answer big-picture questions about why the large-scale structure of the universe looks the way it does today, how galaxies form and evolve and the abundance of water and other key ingredients for life in the Milky Way galaxy.

Credit

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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