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Scientists study the force that drives that acceleration, dubbed “dark energy,” with deep astronomical surveys that look at how the distribution of galaxies has changed over billions of years.

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It will provide new insights into the physics of black holes, the formation of chemical elements, stars and galaxies, and the evolution of the...

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Next-generation telescopic surveys will work hand-in-hand with supercomputers to study the nature of dark energy.

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Fermi scientist Matthew Wood discusses major improvements to the Fermi Large Area Telescope, including increasing its sensitivity to the equivalent of launching another LAT.

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Cleanroom is a Verb

It’s not easy being clean.

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The DOE has approved the project’s scientific scope, schedule and funding. SLAC researchers are among the 200 physicists and astronomers who make up the...

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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope’s ‘Eye’ Will be Built at SLAC.

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The LSST’s camera will include a filter-changing mechanism and shutter. This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different...

This animation shows that mechanism at work, which allows the camera to view different wavelengths
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All About Supernovae

Exploding stars have an immense capacity to destroy—and create.

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Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras, have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near...

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Is this the only universe?

Our universe could be just one small piece of a bubbling multiverse.

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What is Dark Energy

Dark energy is everywhere. It will determine the fate of our universe. And we still have no idea what it is.

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Exploring Dark Energy with Robots

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will produce a 3-D space map using a ‘hive’ of robots.