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Day in Review: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Will Seek Life’s Ingredients

NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope | NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon 
 
Day in Review

February 13, 2025

Stars and Galaxies
Molecular clouds in the Milky Way galaxy
Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the galaxy and take stock. Full Story and Images
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer approaches the Moon as it enters its science orbit in this artist's concept. The small satellite will orbit about 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the lunar surface, producing the best-yet maps of water on the Moon.

Solar System

Before arriving at the Moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the Sun, Earth, and Moon over several months to gradually line up for capture into lunar orbit. Full Story and Images
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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

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