The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. Today, the ...
DESI's first dataset maps 18.7 million celestial objects, aiding dark energy, galaxy, and universe expansion studies.
The largest-ever three-dimensional map of the cosmos, plotting out some 15 million celestial objects, could help reveal the ...
The fate of the universe hinges on the balance between matter and dark energy: the fundamental ingredient that drives its accelerating expansion. New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic ...
DESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, shown here beneath star trails. (Credit: KPNO ...