Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Dark energy camera snaps first images ahead of survey The highest-resolution camera ever built has begun its quest to pin down the mysterious stuff that makes up nearly three-quarters of our Universe.The Dark Energy Survey's 570-million-pixel camera will scan some 300 million galaxies in the coming five years. The goal is to discover the nature of dark energy, which is theorised to be responsible for the ever-faster expansion of the Universe. Its first image, taken 12 September, focussed on the Fornax galaxy cluster. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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