DESI

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DESI

  1. (astronomy) Acronym of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.
    • 2024 April 4, Dennis Overbye, quoting Michael Turner, “A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong”, in Thew New York Times[1]:
      While combining data sets is tricky, and these are early results from DESI, the possible evidence that dark energy is not constant is the best news I have heard since cosmic acceleration was firmly established 20-plus years ago.