The most detailed 3D map of the universe is now being developed by DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument). This giant space research instrument is currently stationed in the Nicholas U. Mayall ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (or DESI for short) has created the largest 3D map of the universe we've ever seen. DESI created the map over the course of seven months. Each month, DESI ...

Physicists have created what has been called the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever—and it's not even close to being finished yet. The map of the universe was created by the Dark ...

Scientists have proposed new instruments that would use spectroscopy to decode dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation. Telescope images can tell us a whole lot about celestial objects: where ...

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Scientists recently finished creating the largest and most detailed 3D map of the universe ever. The map was created with the help of a special instrument that picks up radiation from distant bodies ...

This is one big map. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A modified telescope in Arizona has produced an interim map, which is ...

Why it matters: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have created the largest 3D map of the universe, with a precision of 1 percent. But what they discovered is startling in its implications and raises ...

Astronomers have mapped the universe's quasars in unprecedented detail thanks to a ream of accidental observations from the Gaia observatory. The new "3D catalog" is expected to offer researchers ...

The largest 3D map of the universe has been created by a specially designed instrument which scientists hope will eventually help solve the mystery of why the universe is expanding faster and faster.

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The cosmos is filled with unexpected surprises. Observatories ...