Day in Review: Launching SPHEREx Sky-Mapping Mission in 2025 | Dark Comets | Combined Look at Ocean | Leader of VERITAS Mission Honored

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	December 9, 2024 Stars and Galaxies NASA Eyes Launching SPHEREx Sky-Mapping Mission in Early 2025 The observatory will lend insight into what happened after the big bang, measure the glow of galaxies near and far, and search the Milky way for building blocks of life. Read More

Asteroids and Comets NASA Researchers Discover More Dark Comets These celestial objects look like asteroids but act like comets now come in two flavors. Read More

Earth NASA’s PACE, US-European SWOT Satellites Offer Combined Look at Ocean One Earth satellite can see plankton that photosynthesize. The other measures water surface height. Together, their data reveals how sea life and the ocean are intertwined. Read More

JPL Life Leader of NASA’s VERITAS Mission Honored With AGU’s Whipple Award Suzanne Smrekar, geophysicist and principal investigator of the agency’s upcoming VERITAS mission to Venus, is NASA JPL’s first recipient of the prestigious award. Read More