SPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the telescope is working according to its design.

SpaceX launched the Spherex observatory from California, putting it on course to fly ... The telescope’s infrared detectors will be able to distinguish 102 colors invisible to the human eye ...

putting it on course to fly over Earth ... that way,” he said. The telescope’s infrared detectors will be able to distinguish 102 colors invisible to the human eye, yielding the most colorful ...