nasa is preparing for the launch of two significant missions, spherex and punch, that aim to enhance our understanding of the Milky Way and the Sun's influence on space. The missions follow the successful launch of lunar trailblazer and are part of a busy month for space exploration.

nasa is set to launch two missions this weekend, spherex and punch.

spherex is one of the missions aimed at mapping the cosmos and studying cosmic inflation.

punch is a companion payload to spherex, tasked with studying the Sun’s corona and solar wind.

A spacex-falcon-9-company">spacex falcon 9 launched nasa’s lunar trailblazer.

The spherex and lunar trailblazer missions are supported by the california institute of technology's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center.