The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has announced its selection of the DESI collaboration as the recipient of the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize. Established in 2011, the prize is awarded annually for highly meritorious work advancing astronomy in the previous year. Previous recipients have included both individuals and teams for their work […]
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Black Holes that Convert Matter into Dark Energy Allow for Positive Neutrino Masses
21 August 2025 Joan Najita (NOIRLab) DESI recently reported compelling evidence that dark energy is dynamic and evolves with time. What drives this evolution? In a recent paper, a group of DESI scientists propose that the evolution is driven by the creation of non-singular black holes, which converts ordinary (baryonic) matter into dark energy. The […]
DESI High, the School of the Dark Universe, is Back!
by Alma González (University of Guanajuato, Mexico) and Martine Lokken (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) 24 April 2025 DESI’s educational program for high school students, DESI High, is now back in session! Designed so students can work with DESI data directly from the telescope, the program also introduces fundamental concepts in cosmology and helps develop […]
