Jan 17, 2022
Astronomers Create Largest Ever 3D Map of the Cosmos
Posted by Gemechu Taye in categories: robotics/AI, space
Its aim is to help us understand the past and future of the universe.
You may have heard of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Department of Energy. We reported on the project all the way back in 2016 when the team of scientists launched 5,000 small robots into space to help develop the first map of the universe beyond earth.
Then, in 2017, we reported how the project had created a 3D map of our galaxy’s space dust. The map was successful at plotting each individual dust that exists in our galaxy in order to clear up the deep space view and measure the accelerating expansion rate of the universe.
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