Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

According to the new DESI numbers, dark energy may be changing over time—either causing the universe’s expansion to ...

The use of 3D galaxy maps and field-level inference marks a significant step forward in our quest to understand the universe. By moving beyond traditional statistical methods, scientists are ...

DESI's first dataset maps 18.7 million celestial objects, aiding dark energy, galaxy, and universe expansion studies.

The release contains more than twice as many extragalactic objects (those found outside our galaxy) as have been ... data in DR1 to create the largest 3D map of our universe to date and make ...

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, they trained a neural network to model the dust’s effect on starlight ...