by Nico Schuster (CPPM) 7 July 2026 When we look at the positions of the millions of galaxies DESI has measured, one thing jumps out immediately: galaxies are not spread out evenly. Instead, they clump and string together into a cosmic web: bright filaments of galaxies threaded around huge, almost empty voids, which are some […]

Follow up of Rubin Alerts Characterizes the Transient Sky 4 May 2026 Joan Najita (NOIRLab) With its large field of view and ability to acquire a lot of spectra simultaneously, DESI is well suited to many investigations beyond its primary mission of charting out the role of dark energy in the expansion history of the […]

With DESI having mapped the sky faster than anticipated, and studied with more galaxies and stars than planned, four collaborators reflect on the achievement 15 April 2026 Joan Najita (NOIRLab) and Sindhu Satyavolu (IFAE) Today the DESI dark energy experiment reached the remarkable milestone of having successfully mapped all of the sky it originally planned […]