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SUMMARY:Speaker: Jamie Bock (JPL) - Title: Spectrally Mapping the Sky with SPHEREx
DESCRIPTION:Research Progress Meeting \nDate: February 19\, 2026 \nTime: 4:00- 5:00 pm \nLocation: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132 [In-Person and HYBRID]  \nSpeaker: Jamie Bock\, JPL \nTitle: Spectrally Mapping the Sky with SPHEREx \nAbstract: Launched in March 2025\, SPHEREx is an all-sky spectral survey satellite designed to address three science goals with a single instrument\, a wide-field imager. SPHEREx probes the physics of inflation through measurements of non-Gaussianity by studying large-scale structure\, surveying a large cosmological volume at low redshifts. The program charts the origin and history of galaxy formation by mapping large-scale spatial power in two deep fields located near the ecliptic poles. SPHEREx also investigates the origin of water and biogenic molecules in the early phases of planetary system formation – from molecular clouds to young stellar systems with protoplanetary disks – by measuring ice absorption spectra. Following in the tradition of all-sky missions\, SPHEREx will be the first all-sky near-infrared spectral survey\, producing four complete all-sky maps that will serve as a rich archive for the astronomy community. With over a billion detected galaxies\, hundreds of millions of high-quality stellar and galactic spectra\, and over a million ice absorption spectra\, the archive will enable diverse scientific investigations across astronomy. Our two-year mission recently completed its first map of the full sky. I will share the performance of the instrument in flight and some early results. \nhttps://lbnl.zoom.us/j/98854322464?pwd=K2tKUm1VZjRlV1J5RHE3cXdHQzRxdz09 \nMeeting ID: 988 5432 2464\n\nPasscode: 142239
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