Star trails take shape around Kitt Peak National Observatory. (Photo credit: P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF)
Star trails take shape around Kitt Peak National Observatory. (Photo credit: P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF) - We've helped design and build a new telescope instrument that aims to create the most extensive 3D map of the universe ever attempted. Researchers hope the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will reveal the mysterious dark energy they believe is driving the universe's expansion. We've also helped design the scientific goals of the DESI mission, which will capture and study the light from about 30 million galaxies and other distant objects. This will help scientists build a 3D map of the universe with unprecedented detail. Optical fibres DESI is an instrument installed on the Nicholas U Mayall 4-metre Telescope in Arizona, USA, and brings together 500 scientists at 75 institutions across 13 countries. It features new optics that increase the field of view of the telescope and includes 5,000 robotically controlled optical fibres.
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