Dark energy, the mysterious force helping to drive the universe's accelerating expansion, has long eluded scientists. But now, the clearest picture yet has emerged, courtesy of the analysis of six years' worth of data collected by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope.
Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.
On January 26, 1978, the International Ultraviolet Explorer launched into orbit on a mission to study ultraviolet light emitted by stars and other bright objects in the universe.
