press releases

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Creates Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 01/13/2022

January 13, 2022 by aberti

Department of Energy Awards Berkeley Lab’s Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Its Prestigious Project Management Excellence Award — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 10/28/2021

October 29, 2021 by aberti

Successful Start of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Follows Record-Setting Trial Run — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5/17/2021

May 21, 2021 by almagonzalez

Building a Giant 2D Map of the Universe to Prepare for the Largest 3D Map — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1/13/2021

January 14, 2021 by sgontcho

Now Complete, Telescope Instrument is Poised to Begin Its Search for Answers About Dark Energy — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 6/1/2020

June 3, 2020 by pfagrelius

DESI Opens Its 5,000 Eyes to Capture the Colors of the Cosmos — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 10/28/2019

November 5, 2019 by geroberts

VIDEO: The Making of the Largest 3D Map of the Universe — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 4/12/2019

October 1, 2019 by geroberts

Topping Off a Telescope with New Tools to Explore Dark Energy — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 12/4/2018

October 1, 2019 by geroberts

VIDEO: 5,000 Robots Merge to Map the Universe in 3D — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 10/17/2018

October 1, 2019 by geroberts

Dark Energy Instrument’s Lenses See the Night Sky for the First Time — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), 4/3/2019

April 9, 2019 by lbearson

Mapping the universe in 3-D: Fermilab contributes to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 8/13/2018

August 13, 2018 by lbearson

Solving the Dark Energy Mystery: A New Assignment for a 45-Year-Old Telescope — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), 2/12/2018

February 12, 2018 by lbearson

Creating a World of Make-Believe to Better Understand the Real Universe — Berkeley Lab, 12/14/2017

December 14, 2017 by lbearson

3-D Galaxy-mapping Project Enters Construction Phase — Berkeley Lab, 8/9/2016

August 9, 2016 by lbearson

New Galaxy-hunting Sky Camera Sees Redder Better — Berkeley Lab, 2/2/2016

February 2, 2016 by lbearson

Explore Galaxies Far, Far Away at Internet Speeds — Berkeley Lab, 1/21/2016

January 21, 2016 by lbearson

DESI, an Ambitious Probe of Dark Energy, Achieves its Next Major Milestone — Berkeley Lab, 9/21/2015

September 21, 2015 by lbearson

The Next Dimension Of Mapping The Universe: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument — Department of Energy, 6/12/2015

June 12, 2015 by lbearson

How a New Telescope Will Measure the Expansion of the Universe — Berkeley Lab, 4/30/2015

April 30, 2015 by lbearson

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Wins $1.1M Award — Berkeley Lab, 10/17/2014

October 17, 2014 by lbearson