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Dark Energy Survey (DES) RSS feed

DES studies dark energy through its impact on the abundance of galaxy clusters, gravitational lensing, supernovae and detections of large-scale correlations between galaxies. 

DECam Images
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Open Access to the Universe

A team of scientists generated a giant cosmic simulation—and now they're giving it away.

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VIA Symmetry Magazine

How to Weigh a Galaxy Cluster

Step on a scale and you’ll get a quick measure of your weight. Weighing galaxy clusters, groups of hundreds or thousands of galaxies bound...

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s report, released today, recommends a strategic path forward for US particle physics.

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s recommendations will set the course for the future of particle physics in the United States.

Snomass 2013 Opening
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SLAC's Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) recently hosted many of the top scientists in the field to discuss the most important...

KIPAC mosaic
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Years of Work by KIPAC Scientists To Be Put to the Test

Photo - From left: Eduardo Rozo, Risa Wechsler and El...