SLAC’s astrophysicists and cosmologists pursue top-priority research on topics including dark matter and dark energy, the formation of galaxies and cosmic evolution.
Dwarf Galaxy 3.
(Visualization by Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel. Simulation by John Wise, Tom Abel/The Kavli Foundation/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University)
A visit to SLAC in October 2018 inspired Nitin Sawhney to create an original audio composition for two short visualization movies on the origins of the universe.
The LSST camera integration and testing team inserted a raft of nine imaging sensors into the body of the ComCam. This miniature version of the LSST camera will be used for telescope commissioning. Check out photos of this and other...