NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss a new telescope that will improve our understanding of how the universe evolved and search for key ingredients for life in our galaxy.
Agency experts will preview NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission, which will help scientists better understand the structure of the universe, how galaxies form and evolve, and the origins and abundance of water. Launch is targeted for no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27.
The news conference will be hosted at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Watch live on NASA+, as well as JPL's X and YouTube channels. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
Laurie Leshin, director, NASA JPL, will provide opening remarks. Additional briefing participants include:
- Shawn Domagal-Goldman, acting director, Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters
- James Fanson, project manager, SPHEREx, NASA JPL
- Beth Fabinsky, deputy project manager, SPHEREx, NASA JPL
- Jamie Bock, principal investigator, SPHEREx, Caltech
- Cesar Marin, SPHEREx integration engineer, Launch Services Program, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
