NASA, in collaboration with SpaceX, has successfully launched the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions aimed at studying the origins of the universe and understanding solar phenomena. The SPHEREx space telescope will map the entire sky in unprecedented detail, seeking to unveil crucial cosmic secrets and potentially life’s key ingredients. This launch follows a series of delays and strategic rescheduling, highlighting the complexity of current space exploration endeavors. As part of this two-year mission, SPHEREx is expected to collect data on millions of galaxies while PUNCH will focus on solar wind in 3D. The missions are a significant step forward in astrophysics and heliophysics research, made possible by the Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully delivered the payload from California.