A thin slice of the map produced by the DESI five-year survey shows galaxies and quasars above and below the plane of the Milky Way. The Universe's large-scale structure is visible in the magnified inset. Earth lies at the center of the wedges, and the black gap marks where our own galaxy obscures distant objects. Light from the furthest galaxies shown is 11 billion years old by the time it reaches Earth. (Claire Lamman / DESI collaboration via SWNS)
The largest ever 3D map of the Universe, created by the now-completed five-year Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey. Researchers use DESI’s huge 3D map to study dark energy. Earth is at the center of this map, and every point represents a galaxy. (DESI Member Institutions via SWNS)
A small, zoomed-in 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. (DESI Member Institutions via SWNS)
A thin slice of the map produced by the DESI five-year survey shows galaxies and quasars above and below the plane of the Milky Way. The Universe's large-scale structure is visible in the magnified inset. Earth lies at the center of the wedges, and the black gap marks where our own galaxy obscures distant objects. Light from the furthest galaxies shown is 11 billion years old by the time it reaches Earth. (Claire Lamman / DESI collaboration via SWNS)
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By Dean Murray
The largest high-resolution 3D map of our universe has been unveiled.
The largest ever 3D map of the Universe, created by the now-completed five-year Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey. Researchers use DESI’s huge 3D map to study dark energy. Earth is at the center of this map, and every point represents a galaxy. (DESI Member Institutions via SWNS)
A small, zoomed-in 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. (DESI Member Institutions via SWNS)
