5,000 Robots Merge to Map the Universe in 3-D
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Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab
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Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab
Description

DESI uses 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” to rapidly collect light from distant galaxies. In good observing conditions, the experiment can image a new set of 5,000 objects every 20 minutes. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab.

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Instrumentation and telescopes
Astrophysics
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Science and Technology
Stellar & Interstellar Physics (FEEI)
Cosmology & Astroparticles (CYA, CTA)

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