Dark Energy Survey kicks off second season cataloging the wonders of deep space
With its second year under way, the Dark Energy Survey team posts highlights and prepares to release images from its first year
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Dark Energy Survey begins five-year mission to map southern sky in tremendous detail
On Aug. 31, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) officially began. Scientists on the survey team will systematically map one-eighth of the sky (5000 square degrees) in unprecedented detail. The start of the survey is the culmination of 10 years of planning, building and testing by scientists from 25 institutions in six countries.