'Interstellar Glaciers': NASA's SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 16 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release:
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'Interstellar Glaciers': NASA's SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions
In observations led by CfA scientists, NASA's SPHEREx has mapped water, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide ices attached to the surface of tiny dust particles in clouds spanning hundreds of light-years across.
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'Interstellar Glaciers': NASA's SPHEREx Maps Vast Galactic Ice Regions
In observations led by CfA scientists, NASA's SPHEREx has mapped water, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide ices attached to the surface of tiny dust particles in clouds spanning hundreds of light-years across.
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Usin . . .