dark energy

Scientists release largest-ever 2D map of the universe

The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys team has released the largest 2D color map of the universe ever assembled — a 5.6-trillion-pixel mosaic cataloguing nearly 4 billion celestial objects. Released on August 10 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley…

Study reaffirms universe’s expansion is accelerating

The expansion of the universe is still accelerating, according to a new study that rebuts claims made late last year suggesting the cosmos had entered a phase of deceleration. The paper, published on June 11 in the Monthly Notices of…