Protected: DESI's 5000 eyes open as Kitt Peak Telescope prepares to map space and time

Phys.org - Mon 28 Oct 19

A new instrument on the 4-m Mayall telescope has opened its array of thousands of fiber-optic "eyes" to the cosmos and successfully captured the light from distant galaxies. The milestone marks ...

DESI's 5000 Eyes Open as Kitt Peak Telescope Prepares to Map Space and Time, Newswise - Mon 28 Oct 19
Protected: DESI's 5000 eyes open as Kitt Peak Telescope prepares to map space and time, Eurekalert - Mon 28 Oct 19

5,000 'fibre-optic eyes' to probe Universe's Dark Energy

BBC News - Mon 28 Oct 19

The most detailed survey of the cosmos aims to shed light on the mysteries of its creation.

DESI points 5,000 robotic 'eyes' at the sky to explore dark energy

Eurekalert - Mon 28 Oct 19

(DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic 'eyes' at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first ...

DESI points 5,000 robotic 'eyes' at the sky to explore dark energy, Newswise - Mon 28 Oct 19

DESI Opens Its 5,000 Eyes to Capture the Colors of the Cosmos

Newswise - Mon 28 Oct 19

A new instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona has aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic "eyes" at the night sky to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.

5,000 "eyes" try to solve the mystery of dark energy

Newswise - Mon 28 Oct 19

For 20 years, astrophysicists have tried to understand dark energy, a force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate. Last week, they turned 5,000 fiber-optic "eyes" to the ...