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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will spend five years creating a 3-D map of the universe that will help reveal the nature of the dark energy driving cosmic expansion. The project's first six months of data show slivers of the universe that represent just 1 percent of the survey's ultimate volume of space. The colors represent different types of galaxies, including nearby bright galaxies in yellow, luminous red galaxies in magenta and galaxies with supermassive black holes in turquoise. Credit: Nadieh Bremer; Source: “The Early Data Release of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument,” by DESI Collaboration et al.; 2023 (data) Arun Persaud, Deputy Program Head in Fusion Science & Ion Beam Technology, Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP), and Thomas Schenkel, Staff Scientist, ATAP, make adjustments on the Associated Particle Imaging (API) Test Stand, located in Building 58 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), 10/11/2023. Fermilab press release image: The crew moved the 2×2 prototype into place for insertion into the liquid argon cryostat, where it will collect data in the NuMI neutrino beam. Photo: Dan Svoboda, Fermilab CosmoPalooza 2023 - event logo banner For CMB-S4, a new set of telescopes will be built to map the light from the aftermath of the Big Bang in greater detail than ever before. The instruments will be installed at the South Pole (shown here) and in Chile. Geoff Chen BLDS image: Bob Cahn / Chris Quigg book Cover: Grace in All Simplicity CUPID-Mo experimental geometry showing (Left) the CUPID-Mo towers mounted in the EDELWEISS cryostat and single detector module (Right) with Li2MoO4 crystal, PTFE clamps, Ge thermistor working as heat sensor, Si heater for response stabilization and Cu holder. The Ge light detecgtor is seen through the Li2MoO4 crystal. Credit: CUPID-Mo Collaboration. A bare ITkPixV1 readout chip mounted to single chip carrier card for testing purposes. Credit: Timon Heim, Berkeley Lab BLDS image - Dan Dwyer (2019), Photo: Thor Swift, LBNL André Walker-Loud, a staff scientist at Berkeley Lab, led the study that calculated a property central to understanding the lifetime of neutrons. Credit: Marilyn Chung, LBNL. NGC 520 is one of the largest and brightest galaxies in the Siena Galaxy Atlas. It is made of two disk galaxies that will eventually merge together to form one massive system. NSF/AURA/NOIRLab/T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) Researchers will attempt to make known superheavy elements using a titanium isotope beam later this year. If successful, they may launch an attempt to create a new atom, element 120. Photo: Berkeley Lab Scientist Jacklyn Gates points to nuclides on a chart at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Berkeley, CA, USA. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab

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