Spherex (the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) will survey hundreds of millions of galaxies and "their combined cosmic glow" to give scientists new "insights into the universe's evolution since the Big Bang ", said The Independent.

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and to scour the Milky Way galaxy for hidden reservoirs of water, a key ingredient for life.

SPHEREx begins its mission to scan hundreds of millions of galaxies, while companion satellites track solar winds.

NASA has launched a new space telescope, SPHEREx, into orbit to complement the observations of the James Webb Telescope. It was launched from Vandenberg Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and has already begun its mission.