SPHEREx: An All-Sky Spectral Survey

Mission Characteristics

Lifetime: 2025 - 2027 (planned)
Wavelength: 0.75-1.1 microns, R=39
1.1-1.6 microns, R=41
1.6-2.4 microns, R=41
2.4-3.8 microns, R=35
3.8-4.4 microns, R=112
4.4-5.1 microns, R=128
Area Coverage (planned): 100% of sky
Instruments: Wide Field Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Imaging Spectrograph
Funding Agency: NASA
Contributing Institutions: JPL, Caltech, RIT, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard/CFA, Arizona State, University of Arizona, Ohio State University, KASI
Canonical Papers: SPHEREx Overview: Bock et al. (2018)
SPHEREx Instrument: Korngut et al. (2018)
Cosmology: Dore et al. (2018)
Ices: Melnick et al. (2018)
Legacy Science: Cooray et al. (2018)

Please include the following acknowledgement in any published material that makes use of SPHEREx data products: "This publication makes use of data products from the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), which is a joint project of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, and is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
SPHEREx Releases: July 2025: First Quick Release Products available at IRSA

IRSA Services - SPHEREx Releases

SPHEREx Quick Release Access QR data
SPHEREx Target List of Ice Sources (SPLICES) Access SPLICES catalog

IRSA Documentation - SPHEREx Releases

Documentation SPHEREx Explanatory Supplement
SPHEREx Archive User Guide SPHEREx Archive User Guide
Program Interfaces Information on program-friendly data services

Other Resources

SPHEREx website SPHEREx Home Page