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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which space agency has decided to launch SPHEREx Mission to investigate the origins of our Universe?

A	NASA
B	JAXA
C	Roscosmos
D	ISRO

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hubble’s mission was to spend at least 15 years probing the farthest and faintest reaches of the cosmos. Hubble has far exceeded this goal, operating and observing the universe for over 30 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a NASA MIDEX (Medium-class Explorers Program) project for a 20-cm telescope and spectrograph with a wide field of view and an angular resolution of 6.2 arcseconds, with spectrography covering a wavelength-range of 0.75 to 5.0 micrometers with spectral resolutions ranging from 41 to 130.

Detailed explanation-4: -NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023. SPHEREx will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems.

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