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April 6, 2021

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Dark Energy Survey physicists open new window into dark energy

For the first time, DES scientists can combine measurements of the distribution of matter, galaxies, and galaxy clusters to advance our understanding of dark energy.

October 13, 2020

Symmetry

A powerful new tool to study the cosmos

Rubin Observatory will bring new capabilities to the studies of dark matter and dark energy.

September 8, 2020

Press Release

Sensors of world’s largest digital camera snap first 3,200-megapixel images at SLAC

The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

June 4, 2020

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Now complete, DESI is poised to begin its search for answers about dark energy

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will map millions of galaxies in 3D from a mountaintop in Arizona, has reached its final milestone toward its startup.

April 29, 2020

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Blas Cabrera and Arun Majumdar elected to National Academy of Sciences

The SLAC/Stanford scientists are among 120 new members of an organization that advises the nation on science and technology issues.

March 31, 2020

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The Milky Way’s satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation

Just like we orbit the sun and the moon orbits us, the Milky Way has satellite galaxies with their own satellites. Drawing from data on those galactic neighbors, a new model suggests the Milky Way should have an additional 100 or so very faint satellite galaxies awaiting discovery.

Dark matter forms into clumps, where galaxies and satellite galaxies form.

January 13, 2020

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Connecting the dots in the sky could shed new light on dark matter

Matching up maps of matter and light from the Dark Energy Survey and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may help astrophysicists understand what causes a faint cosmic gamma-ray glow.