Tagged: dark energy

A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of “dark energy” is beginning officially today, May 17, at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. To complete its quest, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will capture and study the light from...

The Dark Energy Survey has released a massive, public collection of astronomical data and calibrated images from six years of work. Containing data on nearly 700 million astronomical objects, this second data release in the Survey’s seven-year history is the topic of sessions today and...

An international team of astronomers revealed exquisite images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, taken by a dark energy camera.  New, stunningly detailed images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds may revolutionize our understanding of the stars making up these two dwarf galaxies....

About 20 years ago, astronomers made a startling discovery: Not only is the universe expanding — as had been known for decades — but the expansion is speeding up. To explain this, cosmologists have invoked a mysterious force called “dark energy” that serves to push...