{"id":794031,"date":"2025-03-03T17:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=794031"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:28:04","slug":"nasas-new-telescope-launch-hopes-to-answer-some-existenial-questions-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=794031","title":{"rendered":"NASA’s new telescope launch hopes to answer some existenial questions : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sometimes, space missions aim to answer the simple, quotidian questions we ask ourselves as we go about our lives:<\/p>\n

“How did the universe begin?<\/em><\/p>\n

“How did galaxies start to develop?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“<\/em>Well, how did I get here<\/em>?”<\/em><\/p>\n

This week’s planned launch of NASA’s SPHEREx telescope seeks to provide insights into some of these existential questions.<\/p>\n

Three things to know:<\/h3>\n