Record-Breaking Map Charts Universe in 3D Like Never Before

Apr 16, 2026 - 19:15
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Record-Breaking Map Charts Universe in 3D Like Never Before
A small portion of DESI’s year-five map in which the large-scale structure of the Universe, created by gravity, is visible; each dot represents a galaxy; the denser areas indicate regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters have clumped together to form the strands of the cosmic web; also seen are large voids between the filaments. Image credit: DESI Collaboration / DESI Member Institutions / DOE / KPNO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / R. Proctor / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Astronomers using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) on NSF’s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope have produced the largest high-resolution 3D map of the Universe, tracing the positions of more than 47 million galaxies and quasars.

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