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Scientists study the force that drives that acceleration, dubbed “dark energy,” with deep astronomical surveys that look at how the distribution of galaxies has changed over billions of years.

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An observatory bathed in red light against a starry night sky

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Cleanroom is a Verb

It’s not easy being clean.

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The DOE has approved the project’s scientific scope, schedule and funding. SLAC researchers are among the 200 physicists and astronomers who make up the...

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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope’s ‘Eye’ Will be Built at SLAC.

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All About Supernovae

Exploding stars have an immense capacity to destroy—and create.

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Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey, using one of the world’s most powerful digital cameras, have discovered eight more faint celestial objects hovering near...

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Is this the only universe?

Our universe could be just one small piece of a bubbling multiverse.

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What is Dark Energy

Dark energy is everywhere. It will determine the fate of our universe. And we still have no idea what it is.

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Exploring Dark Energy with Robots

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will produce a 3-D space map using a ‘hive’ of robots. 

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A batch of newly discovered satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way should help scientists better grasp the evolution of the universe while also...

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SLAC scientists and engineers celebrated the completion of a new clean room, where the lab will assemble the camera of the future Large Synoptic...

LSST Clean room
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LSST Construction Begins

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will take the most thorough survey ever of the Southern sky.

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Dark Energy Survey scientists have released a detailed map of dark matter – crucial information for a better understanding of galaxy formation and dark...