Nearly Two Million Galaxies, Quasars & Stars in Early Dark Energy Data | NOIRLab

Nearly Two Million Galaxies, Quasars & Stars in Early Dark Energy Data | NOIRLab

Nearly two million objects, including distant galaxies, quasars, and stars, comprise the early data release from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab. These data will help researchers study the expansion history of the Universe in unprecedented detail and explore other frontier areas of astrophysical research. DESI is funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Berkeley Lab.

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DOE/LBL/N. Bartmann/D. Kirkby/DESI collaboration

Duration: 1 minute, 24 seconds

Release Date: June 12, 2023

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