Project News

SPHEREx • February 13th, 2019

We are excited and humbled to announce that NASA has selected SPHEREx as its next medium-class explorer mission, for launch in 2023!

SPHEREx • October 10th, 2018

SPHEREx team members from Argonne National Laboratory have created an exciting new visualization of the galaxy catalog that SPHEREx will generate (if approved by NASA, that is).

SPHEREx • May 24th, 2018

The SPHEREx Concept Study Report has been submitted to NASA!

SPHEREx • February 8th, 2018

Last week, SPHEREx PI Jamie Bock gave the weekly colloquium at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

SPHEREx • August 16th, 2017

SPHEREx and the other MIDEX finalists are described in this Science article.

SPHEREx • August 9th, 2017

Wonderful news! We learned today that NASA chose SPHEREx for a Phase A study!

SPHEREx • January 4th, 2017

We are disappointed not to have been selected as a NASA SMEX this round.

SPHEREx • December 15th, 2016

An enhanced version of SPHEREx was submitted as a NASA Medium-Class Explorer (MIDEX), with Step-1 selections expected in July 2017.

SPHEREx • October 23rd, 2015

Jamie Bock Presents SPHEREx Goals to NASA's Astrophysics Subcommittee

SPHEREx • July 30th, 2015

SPHEREx Selected for Phase A Study!