Skip to content
Back to all stories
Gizmodo

The Largest 3D Map of the Universe Is Shaking Cosmology to Its Foundations

Cosmology is entering a "golden era" of discovery and revelation—and at the center of the commotion lies the DESI Collaboration.

Tarun Mottlia

Via Gizmodo

·Excerpt
The Largest 3D Map of the Universe Is Shaking Cosmology to Its Foundations
Image: A small portion of DESI’s year-five map showing the large-scale universe structure, created by gravity. Each dot represents a galaxy, whereas the denser areas represent regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters clump together to form the cosmic web. © Credit: DESI Collaboration and DESI Member Inst

The DESI Collaboration is a winner of the 2026 Gizmodo Science Fair for greatly advancing our understanding of how the universe began, evolved, and will continue to grow in the future.

The question

What is the nature of our universe’s expansion, and how does dark energy come into play?

The result

The more of the universe we map out, the less certain we seem to become about the true nature of dark energy—the force said to drive our universe’s expansion…

Continue reading on Gizmodo ↗

Courtesy

This story was originally published by Gizmodo. All rights belong to the original publisher.

Read the original on gizmodo.com ↗
Lazy Founder - Powered by Blogy.in

Contact us

Have a story tip, correction or partnership idea?

Write to us at tarun.kumar@blogy.in or talk to the founder directly. We read every message.

Contact us