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Real investigations, organised like quests
Every mission gives you a real SPHEREx region, teaches the concepts, and turns your evidence into a submission other contributors can independently verify.
Start hereBeginner · 10–15 min
Official DR1 tutorial tile · SPX-4-111
Brown Dwarf Hunt
The Infrared Detective
A star may look ordinary in a conventional image, but its infrared spectrum can tell a different story. Cool, low-mass objects get relatively brighter from 1 to 2 µm and show deep molecular absorption. Inspect the supplied region, compare the suggested channels and record what you see.
1Inspect the provided sky region
2Run Spectral Scout and review its channel choices
3Compare the available survey epochs
4Submit a candidate interpretation with evidence
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+15 XP
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+40 XP
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+60 XP
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+200 XP
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+5 XP
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