Newswise — 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 ...

When the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument cannot study its primary targets — distant galaxies used to map the large-scale structure of the universe — it does not sit idle. During periods of lunar ...

Researchers use DESI’s huge 3D map to study dark energy. Earth is at the center of this map, and every point is a galaxy. Credit: DESI collaboration and KPNO ...

Using spectral data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), astronomers have gained some of the clearest evidence yet that white dwarf stars are accreting debris from disintegrating ...

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 ...

The telescope on the left is where the Dark Energy Cam (DECam) is mounted, surveying the skies as part of the DESI project. Credit: NOIRLab, National Science Foundation One of the mysteries of the ...