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(DESI)</h2> The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will measure the effect of dark energy on the expansion of the universe. It will obtain optical spectra for tens of millions of galaxies and quasars, constructing a 3D map spanning the nearby universe to 11 billion light years. <br /> <br /> The DESI Survey is being conducted on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. DESI is supported by the Department of Energy Office of Science to perform this Stage IV dark energy measurement using baryon acoustic oscillations and other techniques that rely on spectroscopic measurements. </div> <div class="clear fix"></div> <div class="two-sixths"> <h4> First Cosmology Results from DESI </h4> <h6> DESI has created the largest 3D map of our universe. The Universe’s expansion history is now known to better than 1% precision, yielding the best picture yet of how the universe has evolved over the past 11 billion years. Read more in our <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/04/04/first-cosmology-results-from-desi-most-precise-measurement-of-the-expanding-universe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announcement</a> and the <a href="https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/04/04/desi-first-results-make-most-precise-measurement-of-expanding-universe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">April 2024 BerkeleyLab Press Release.</a> Our results were presented at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67J1ZBC__k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">APS</a> and <a href="https://moriond.in2p3.fr/2024/Cosmology/cosmology-agenda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moriond</a> meetings as well as on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DsMphPfrjI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Youtube</a>. </h6> <h6> The results — which provide one of the most stringent tests yet of how gravity behaves at cosmic scales — line up with Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Read more in the <a href="https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/new-desi-results-weigh-in-on-gravity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">November 2024 BerkeleyLab Press Release.</a> Further details are available in <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/desi-y1-results-nov-19-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our guide to the publications</a> reporting these results. </h6> </div> <div class="one-sixth"> <h5> <font size="2em"> DESI Science<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/es/science-spanish"> en Español</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/fr/science-french"> en Français</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/ko/science-korean"> 한국어로</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/zh/science-chinese"> 简体中文</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/ka/science-georgian"> ქართული</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/pt/science-portuguese"> em Português</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/de/science-german"> auf Deutsch</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/ca/science-catalan"> en Català</a>,<br /> <a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/it/science-italian"> in Italiano</a>. </font> </h5> </div> <div class="two-sixths"> <h4> <em><a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/education-outreach/planetarium-show/">5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI</a></em> is out now! </h4> <h6> DESI's very own planetarium show is available for free to all planetariums. 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The first set of papers, summarized here, was released on April 4 and focused on a particular feature seen in the clustering of tracers called the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) standard ruler. These new results provide an extended, “full-shape” analysis […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-3803 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-blog category-feature-on-homepage entry" aria-label="All is Not Lost: Tiny Groups of Galaxies Remember Their Origins"><a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/10/28/all-is-not-lost-tiny-groups-of-galaxies-remember-their-origins/" class="alignleft" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="500" height="500" src="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/10/multiplet_cartoon-500x500.png" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/10/28/all-is-not-lost-tiny-groups-of-galaxies-remember-their-origins/">All is Not Lost: Tiny Groups of Galaxies Remember Their Origins</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content"><p>A graduate student at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Claire Lamman studies the orientations and alignments of galaxies and what they can tell us about cosmology and the cosmic web. She is also a talented artist and the recipient of a National Academies of Sciences Excellence in Science Communication Award for work that includes the […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-3786 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-blog category-feature-on-homepage entry" aria-label="“5000 Eyes” Premieres in Mexico City"><a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/08/06/5000-eyes-premieres-in-mexico-city/" class="alignleft" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="500" height="500" src="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/08/2_DSC_0141-500x500.jpg" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.desi.lbl.gov/2024/08/06/5000-eyes-premieres-in-mexico-city/">“5000 Eyes” Premieres in Mexico City</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content"><p>by Andrea Muñoz Gutiérrez On 20 June 2024, the DESI planetarium show “5000 Eyes” premiered in Mexico City at the Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium. Previously shown in traveling planetariums across the country, it is now, for the first time, part of the regular programming at the oldest planetarium in the nation. Authorities from several DESI […]</p> </div></article></div></section> <section id="custom_html-12" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><h1><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/desisurvey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by desisurvey</a></strong></h1></div></div></section> </div></div><div class="home-odd home-section-3 widget-area"><div class="wrap"><section id="text-18" class="widget widget_text"><div class="widget-wrap"> <div class="textwidget"></div> </div></section> </div></div><div class="home-even home-section-4 widget-area"><div class="wrap"><section id="custom_html-14" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">Latest Press Releases</h3> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><p style="text-align: left"><a href="https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/06/13/desi-early-data-release-holds-nearly-two-million-objects/" 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