<ul><li>NASA has launched SPHEREx, an infrared observatory, on a mission to answer questions about the origins of the Universe and life.</li><li>SPHEREx was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.</li><li>The observatory will conduct a two-year science mission surveying the sky in 102 colors invisible to the human eye.</li><li>SPHEREx's infrared detectors will collect data on the chemical composition of asteroids, star-forming clouds, and distant galaxies.</li></ul>

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